Hughes Alun D
Clinical Pharmacology, International Centre for Circulatory Health, NHLI Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Campus, London W2 1NY, UK.
Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2007 Jun;9(3):236-41. doi: 10.1007/s11936-007-0018-1.
Examination of the retinal microvasculature is widely used to assess diabetic eye disease and as an indicator of target organ damage in hypertension. The diagnostic value of grading of hypertensive retinopathy is dubious; however, many recent studies have demonstrated that hypertensive retinopathy is associated with a range of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and may predict cardiovascular events independently of blood pressure. Developments in digital imaging and computer-assisted analysis have facilitated the quantitative assessment of microvascular changes in cardiovascular disease. These approaches may be useful for assessing cardiovascular risk and targeting therapeutic intervention.
视网膜微血管检查被广泛用于评估糖尿病眼病，并作为高血压靶器官损害的指标。高血压视网膜病变分级的诊断价值存在疑问；然而，最近许多研究表明，高血压视网膜病变与一系列心血管疾病危险因素相关，并且可能独立于血压预测心血管事件。数字成像和计算机辅助分析的发展促进了心血管疾病微血管变化的定量评估。这些方法可能有助于评估心血管风险并确定治疗干预的目标。
