Microcirculatory rarefaction in South Asians - a potential mechanism for increased cardiovascular risk and diabetes.

People of South Asian descent have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes, but little is known about the microcirculation in South Asian people despite evidence that this plays an important role in the aetiology of CVD. We compared the retinal microcirculation in a population...

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Main Authors: Alun D Hughes, Raj Bathula, Chloe Park, Therese Tillin, Nicholas Wit, Simon McG Thom, Nish Chaturvedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3792020?pdf=render

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