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hypertensive retinopathy

Etiology: - several years of uncontrolled hypertension Special laboratory: - ophthalmoscopy - generalized arteriolar narrowing compared with venule diameter - venule diameters do not vary substantially in most patients with hypertension [2] - arteriole-to-venule diameter ratio < 2/3 suggests hypertensive retinopathy* * images [3] Complications: - increased risk of stroke - increased risk of coronary artery disease - increased risk of kidney injury

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hypertension (HTN, high blood pressure, HBP)

General

complication of chronic hypertension retinopathy

References

  1. Wong TY, Mitchell P. Hypertensive retinopathy. N Engl J Med 2004 Nov 25; 351:2310 PMID: 15564546 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra032865
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 20 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2025
  3. Wong TY, Klein R, Sharrett AR, et al Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Retinal arteriolar diameter and risk for hypertension. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140:248-55. PMID: 14970147.