title: [Glaucoma and risk factors. Comparative study of cardiovascular risk factors in primary open-angle glaucoma, normal-pressure glaucoma and simple ocular hypertension].
abstract: This study compares the cardiovascular disease and risks factors, as well as ophthalmic findings of 20 primary open angle glaucoma, 23 low tension glaucoma and 11 ocular hypertensive patients. The low tension glaucoma group presents a high incidence of cardiovascular disease and risk factors, while the primary open angle glaucoma and the ocular hypertensive patients, present respectively, an average and low incidence of cardiovascular disease and risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Hopital ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Lausanne.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mermoud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids