Atlas of Ophthalmology

Diagnosis:	Hypertensive Retinopathy with Arteriovenous Nicking (Colour Image RA)
Comment to photo:	Case showing retinal vessels of a male subject, 63 years of age, body-mass-index BMI 38,8, arterial hypertension since 2004, history of stroke in 2004, now arterial blood pressure of 120 / 80 mmHg under therapie. Colour image showing retinal microvascular changes: generalized and focal retinal arteriolar narrowing, and arteriovenous nicking (arrows).
Author(s):	Michelson, Georg, Prof. Dr. med., Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für augenheilkundliche Präventivmedizin und Imaging, Augenklinik, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
ICD10-Code:	H35.0
Path:	Hypertensive Retinopathy -> Arterio-venous Crossings in Hypertensive Retinopathy -> Hypertensive Retinopathy with Arteriovenous Nicking (Colour Image, RA & LA)
Additional keywords:	Hypertensive Rp, retinal Microangiopathy, arterio-venous crossings
Image ID:	9110

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