Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5948114 | Atherosclerosis | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We performed in vivo measurements of retinal arteriolars with scanning laser doppler flowmetry in patients with treatment resistant hypertension. ⺠Wall to lumen ratio, wall thickness and wall cross section area were strongly associated with urinary sodium excretion but not with 24 h blood pressure. ⺠Urinary sodium excretion emerged as the only independent determinant of wall thickness and wall cross section area of retinal arteriolars. ⺠Salt intake influences the structure of retinal arterioles independent of blood pressure in treatment resistant hypertension.
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Authors
Ulrike Raff, Joanna M. Harazny, Stephanie I. Titze, Bernhard M. Schmidt, Georg Michelson, Roland E. Schmieder,