Ten-year progression of white matter hyperintensities according to baseline hypertensive retinopathy in a population-based cohort.
Hypertensive retinopathy may identify patients at higher risk for progressive brain changes, enabling earlier intervention.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To determine whether hypertensive retinopathy (HTRP) is associated with progression of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) in a population-based cohort. Sensitivity analyses yielded consistent results.
What the study was
- Study design
- Prospective longitudinal cohort study
- Population
- Prehypertensive/hypertensive older adults (n=241, Ecuador population-based)
- Sample size
- 241
- Category
- Diagnostics
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
Why it surfaced
Prospective 10-year data linking retinal fundus photography to cerebrovascular injury; retinopathy grade as simple implementable screening tool for WMH progression risk stratification.
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