Mild Retinopathy Is a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Mortality in Japanese With and Without Hypertension. The Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study.

Mild Retinopathy Is a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Mortality in Japanese With and Without Hypertension. The Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study.

Por: Toshimi Sairenchi, PhD; Hiroyasu Iso, MD, PhD, MPH; Kazumasa Yamagishi, MD, PhD; Fujiko Irie, MD, PhD; Yoshiro Okubo; Junko Gunji; Takashi Muto, MD, PhD;
Hitoshi Ota, MD, PhD. Circulation. 2011; 124: 2502-2511.

It is unclear whether mild hypertensive retinopathy is a risk factor for mortality. This study examined whether mild hypertensive retinopathy could be a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality in subjects with and without.