Assessment of the conjunctival microcirculation for patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction compared to healthy controls

Abstract Microcirculatory dysfunction occurs early in cardiovascular disease (CVD) development. Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is a late consequence of CVD. The conjunctival microcirculation is readily-accessible for quantitative assessment and has not previously been studied in MI patients. We co...

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Main Authors: Paul F. Brennan, Andrew J. McNeil, Min Jing, Agnes Awuah, Julie S. Moore, Jonathan Mailey, Dewar D. Finlay, Kevin Blighe, James A. D. McLaughlin, M. Andrew Nesbit, Emanuele Trucco, Tara C. B. Moore, Mark S. Spence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87315-7