Hypertensive retinopathy (Q41734)
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Hypertensive retinopathy is the most common ocular presentation of hypertension. The arteriosclerotic changes of hypertensive retinopathy are caused by chronically elevated blood pressure. Hypertensive retinopathy includes 2 disease processes; the acute and chronic effects. The acute effect of systemic arterial hypertension are a result of vasospasm to autoregulate perfusion. The chronic effects of hypertension are caused by arteriosclerosis and predispose patients to visual loss from complications of vascular occlusions or macroaneurysms.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| default for all languages | 9B71.1 |
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| English | Hypertensive retinopathy |
Hypertensive retinopathy is the most common ocular presentation of hypertension. The arteriosclerotic changes of hypertensive retinopathy are caused by chronically elevated blood pressure. Hypertensive retinopathy includes 2 disease processes; the acute and chronic effects. The acute effect of systemic arterial hypertension are a result of vasospasm to autoregulate perfusion. The chronic effects of hypertension are caused by arteriosclerosis and predispose patients to visual loss from complications of vascular occlusions or macroaneurysms. |
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CID11:9B71.1
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