Hypertensive Retinopathy in Normotensive Blacks: About 3 Cases

• 作者: Arnaud Kouadio Ekou Benedicte Carine Boka Ghyslain Ouffouet Hermann Yao Iklo Coulibaly Marie-Paule Bernadette Ncho-Mottoh
• 来源期刊: 心血管病(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: HYPERTENSIVE Retinopathy-Normotensive-Blacks
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（7）
• 页码范围: 381-389
• 页数: 9页
• 分类号: R5

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.