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[Fundus hypertonicus Okulare Veranderungen bei systemischen Erkrankungen].

  • Schnurrbusch UE Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, Inselspital, Universität Bern, Bern, Schweiz.
  • Wolf S
  • 2005-02-03
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  • Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft. - 2005
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cause of Death
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Hypertension
Retinal Diseases
Risk Assessment
English Cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in the western world. However, 30% of men and 15% of women were not aware of their elevated blood pressure. Hypertension has been defined as a multiply exceeded threshold value set by the WHO. With increasing blood pressure, mortality increases significantly. Studies have shown an increasing risk of stroke or cardiovascular disease in this patient group. The ophthalmologist plays an important role in the assessment and classification of vascular abnormalities. Typical parenchymal and vascular changes are helpful in arriving at a proper diagnosis, as well as providing a means of risk assessment and potentially helping to identify patients at risk.
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