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ArticleCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2003

Acute visual loss after initiation of antihypertensive therapy: case report.

Norman Mainville, W E S Connolly

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Article in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Norman MainvilleDivision of Experimental Medicine, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC.
W E S Connolly

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a 50-year-old man who reported sudden, painless loss of vision in his left eye after starting antihypertensive therapy. Potential causes of acute painless unilateral visual loss are discussed, as is the initial management of hypertension in asymptomatic patients.

Indexed as

Acute DiseaseAntihypertensive AgentsBlindnessBlood PressureDrug Therapy, CombinationFosinoprilHumansHydrochlorothiazideHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedRetinal Artery OcclusionTreatment OutcomeVisual AcuityAntihypertensive AgentsFosinoprilHydrochlorothiazide

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PMID12925427
PMCPMC180657

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