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Retinal Vascular Caliber, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Inflammation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2006 · Vol. 47(6) · pp. 2341–2341

Tien Yin Wong✉(National University of Singapore)Amirul Islam(University of Melbourne)Ronald Klein(University of Wisconsin–Madison)Ronald Klein(University of Wisconsin–Madison)Mary Frances Cotch(National Eye Institute)Cecilia Castro(Columbia University)A. Richey Sharrett(Johns Hopkins University)Eyal Shahar

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Abstract

Retinal arteriolar and venular caliber is associated with a range of cardiovascular risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes, measures of obesity, and dyslipidemia. Venular caliber is also associated with systemic inflammation.

Retinal Imaging and Analysis Retinal and Optic Conditions Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicineInternal medicineBody mass indexDiabetes mellitusCardiologyRetinalBlood pressureEndocrinologyOphthalmology

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ArteriolesBlood PressureC-Reactive ProteinCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesEthnicityFemaleHumansInflammationMaleMiddle AgedRetinal VesselsRisk FactorsVenulesInterleukin-6

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