Arteriolar rarefaction in the conjunctiva of human essential hypertensives
RN Harper, MA Moore, MC Marr, LE Watts… - Microvascular …, 1978 - Elsevier
Hypertension has been shown to have a component of increased vascular resistance. In
general, the terms increased resistance and vasoconstriction have been used
interchangeably. This study demonstrates that in the bulbar conjunctiva of human essential
hypertensives, the decrease in number of arterioles may be just as significant as the
arteriolar constriction. When compared to 12 age and sex matched normotensive controls,
12 untreated essential hypertensives had a 20% reduction in arteriolar density and a 5 …
general, the terms increased resistance and vasoconstriction have been used
interchangeably. This study demonstrates that in the bulbar conjunctiva of human essential
hypertensives, the decrease in number of arterioles may be just as significant as the
arteriolar constriction. When compared to 12 age and sex matched normotensive controls,
12 untreated essential hypertensives had a 20% reduction in arteriolar density and a 5 …