Hypertensive Retinopathy in Normotensive Blacks: About 3 Cases  

作　　者：Benedicte Carine Boka Iklo Coulibaly Hermann Yao Ghyslain Ouffouet Marie-Paule Bernadette Ncho-Mottoh Arnaud Kouadio Ekou 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Cardiology, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

出　　处：《World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases》2018年第7期381-389,共9页心血管病（英文）

摘　　要：In case of hypertension, hypertensive retinopathy is normally an indicator of target organ damage. This sign can be frequently detected even in normotensive subjects. Among 94 normotensive volunteers chosen with regard of the hypertensive status of their parents, we could report the case of 3 black women who had hypertensive retinopathy. As changes in retinal microvasculature precede other signs of damage, we suggest fundus photography routine to be performed more frequently in assessing cardiovascular risks in hypertensive individual and their offspring, especially in black African population, where hypertension is severe.In case of hypertension, hypertensive retinopathy is normally an indicator of target organ damage. This sign can be frequently detected even in normotensive subjects. Among 94 normotensive volunteers chosen with regard of the hypertensive status of their parents, we could report the case of 3 black women who had hypertensive retinopathy. As changes in retinal microvasculature precede other signs of damage, we suggest fundus photography routine to be performed more frequently in assessing cardiovascular risks in hypertensive individual and their offspring, especially in black African population, where hypertension is severe.

关 键 词：HYPERTENSIVE Retinopathy-Normotensive-Blacks 

分 类 号：R5[医药卫生—内科学]