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Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion

The most common cause of branch retinal vein occlusion is hypertension. Since retinal arteries and veins share a common adventitial sheath, the thickened artery compresses a retinal vein causing an occlusion, resulting in a retinal hemorrhage. Most patients present in their 60s with unilateral invol...

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Published in:J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
Main Authors: Patel, Milan R., Prisant, L. Michael, Marcus, Dennis M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Le Jacq Communications, Inc. 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8099289/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12939575
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-6175.2003.02469.x
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