Observational studyJournal of hypertension2019
Impact of hypertension on retinal capillary microvasculature using optical coherence tomographic angiography.
Observational study in Journal of hypertension, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06098300 (Effects of Change in Blood Pressure on Retinal Capillary Rarefaction in Patients With Arterial Hypertension - a Pilot Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 104 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Change in Blood Pressure on Retinal Capillary Rarefaction in Patients With Arterial Hypertension - a Pilot Study
Who cites it
104 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 183 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Relevance of Arterial Blood Pressure in the Management of Glaucoma Progression: A Systematic Review.American journal of hypertension · 2024Pooled it
- Macular microcirculation changes after repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment assessed with optical coherence tomography angiography: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- The Application of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Systemic Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Systemic microvascular rarefaction is correlated with dysfunction of late endothelial progenitor cells in mild hypertension: a substudy of EXCAVATION-CHN1.Journal of translational medicine · 2019Trial
- Early retinal microvascular abnormalities in patients with chronic kidney disease.Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) · 2019Trial
- Explainable Multimodal OCT and OCTA Analysis Reveals Structural and Vascular Features of Mild Glaucoma Across Ethnicities.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Observational
- Investigating Retinal Microvascular Changes Using OCT-Angiography: The Role of Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction in Hypertensive Nephropathy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Pathophysiology and Clinical Relevance of Microvascular Remodeling in Arterial Hypertension.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026Review
- Beyond intraocular pressure: vascular and metabolic modifiers of optic nerve vulnerability in glaucoma.International ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Retinal Structural and Microvascular Findings on OCT and OCTA in Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplant Recipients and Their Association with Mineral Metabolism Parameters.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Reproducibility of VF, OCT, and OCTA in Glaucoma: A Prospective Multi-Visit Study.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Early postoperative effects of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery on optic nerve head and peripapillary retinal structures: an OCT-A study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Combining OCT and OCT angiography improves differentiation of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2026Article
- Analysis of macular and optic nerve vasculature using optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
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- A Comparison of Vessel Density in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Normal-Tension Glaucoma Patients Using OCT Angiography.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Retinal microvascular alterations reflect cerebral small vessel disease burden in frontotemporal dementia: a multimodal OCTA-MRI Study.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2025Article
- Retinal microvasculature and macular-choroidal thickness in oral contraceptive users: an OCTA and OCT comparative study.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2025Article
- Correlation between renal function and OCTA parameters of the retina and choroid in early-stage diabetic patients.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Unveiling potential retinal and choroidal markers with SS-OCTA in detecting cerebral small vessel disease.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveReduction in capillary density or rarefaction is a hallmark of essential hypertension. We measured the retinal capillary density using noninvasive optical coherence tomographic angiography (OCT-A) in adults with treated systemic hypertension and determined possible correlations with ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and renal parameters.
methodsThis observational cross-sectional study consisted of 153 normal eyes from 77 nondiabetic hypertensive adults [mean (SD) age, 58 (9) years; 49% women; 23% poorly controlled BP]. Data on 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring, serum creatinine, and urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio (MCR) were collected. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated based on CKD-EPI Creatinine Equation. Retinal capillary density measured with the OCT-A (AngioVue) at superficial (SVP) and deep vascular plexuses (DVP). Linear regression was used to investigate the association of risk factors with capillary density.
resultsRetinal capillary density (percentage) at DVP was reduced in patients with poorly controlled BP (SBP = 148 ± 8 mmHg; 27.2 ± 13.0) compared with those with well controlled BP (SBP = 125 ± 9 mmHg; 34.7 ± 11.3). In the multivariable analysis, poorly controlled BP [β = -6.49, 95% confidence interval (CI), -12.39 to -0.59], higher SBP (β = -0.23, 95% CI -0.44 to -0.02) and lower eGFR (β = 6.42, 95% CI 1.25-11.60) were associated with sparser retinal capillary density. Systemic factors were not associated with capillary density at SVP (all P > 0.05).
conclusionIn adults with treated systemic hypertension, retinal capillary density reduced with higher BP and poorer eGFR. These findings highlight the potential role of OCT-A to study early microvascular changes because of systemic hypertension.
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