Quantification of topological changes in retinal vascular architecture in essential and malignant hypertension

Alun D. Hughes; Elena Martinez-Perez; Abu-Sufian Jabbar; Assif Hassan; Nick W Witt; Paresh Mistry; Neil Chapman; Alice Stanton; Gareth Beevers; Roberto Pedrinelli; Kim H. Parker; Simon Thom

doi:10.1097/01.hjh.0000222759.61735.98

Abstract

Hypertension is associated with marked topological alterations in the retinal vasculature, and quantification of these changes may be a useful novel approach to the assessment of target organ damage in hypertension.

Keywords

MedicineRetinalEssential hypertensionRarefaction (ecology)TortuosityTopology (electrical circuits)CardiologyInternal medicineOphthalmologyBlood pressureMathematics

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 24
Issue: 5
Pages: 889-894
Citations: 117
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                                    Alun D. Hughes, 
                                
                                    Elena Martinez-Perez, 
                                
                                    Abu-Sufian Jabbar
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Quantification of topological changes in retinal vascular architecture in essential and malignant hypertension. 
                            Journal of Hypertension
                            , 24
                            (5)
                            , 889-894.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000222759.61735.98
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000222759.61735.98