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ArticleHypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension2020

Retinal microvasculature and masked hypertension in young adults: the African-PREDICT study.

Nthai E Ramoshaba, Hugo W Huisman, Leandi Lammertyn, Konstantin E Kotliar, Aletta E Schutte, Wayne Smith

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Article in Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Nthai E RamoshabaHypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Hugo W HuismanHypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Leandi LammertynHypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Konstantin E KotliarDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Technomathematics, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Juelich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Aletta E SchutteHypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Wayne SmithHypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. Wayne.Smith@nwu.ac.za.
North-West University · ZAFH Aachen · DESouth African Medical Research Council · ZAThe George Institute for Global Health · AU

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Medical Research Council MC_PC_16095
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Masked hypertension is known to induce microvascular complications. However, it is unclear whether early microvascular changes are already occurring in young, otherwise healthy adults. We therefore investigated whether retinal microvascular calibers and acute responses to a flicker stimulus are related to masked hypertension. We used the baseline data of 889 participants aged 20-30 years who were taking part in the African Prospective study on the Early Detection and Identification of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension. Clinic and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure were measured. The central retinal artery equivalent (CRAE) and central retinal vein equivalent were calculated from fundus images, and retinal vessel dilation was determined in response to flicker light-induced provocation. A smaller CRAE was observed in those with masked hypertension vs. those with normotension (157.1 vs. 161.2 measuring units, P < 0.001). In forward multivariable-adjusted regression analysis, only CRAE was negatively related to masked hypertension [adjusted R

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AdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMasked HypertensionMicrovesselsRetinaRetinal ArteryRetinal VeinYoung AdultMasked hypertensionRetinal vessel calibersRetinal vessel dilationYoung age

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