Cardiovascular risk factors as determinants of retinal and skin microvascular function: The Maastricht Study.

Cardiovascular risk factors as determinants of retinal and skin microvascular function: The Maastricht Study.

Microvascular dysfunction is an important underlying mechanism of microvascular diseases. Determinants (age, sex, hypertension, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, obesity, and smoking) of macrovascular diseases affect large-artery endothelial function. These risk factors also associate with microvascular...

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Main Authors: Ben M Sörensen, Alfons J H M Houben, Tos T J M Berendschot, Jan S A G Schouten, Abraham A Kroon, Carla J H van der Kallen, Ronald M A Henry, Annemarie Koster, Pieter C Dagnelie, Nicolaas C Schaper, Miranda T Schram, Coen D A Stehouwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5659678?pdf=render

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