Association between extremely high high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and hypertensive retinopathy: results of a cross-sectional study from Kanagawa Investigation of Total Checkup Data from the National Database-6 (KITCHEN-6)
Objectives Doubt has been cast on the atheroprotective effect of very high high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Hypertensive retinopathy (HR) is caused by persistent systemic hypertension. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association between extremely high HDL-C (EH-HDL) and HR.Design...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/5/e043677.full |