Retinal oximetry measures systemic hypoxia in central nervous system vessels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Retinal oximetry measures systemic hypoxia in central nervous system vessels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

BACKGROUND:Determination of the blood oxyhemoglobin saturation in the retinal vessels of the eye can be achieved through spectrophotometric retinal oximetry which provides access to the state of oxyhemoglobin saturation in the central nervous system circulation. The purpose of this study was to test...

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Main Authors: Thorunn Scheving Eliasdottir, David Bragason, Sveinn Hakon Hardarson, Charles Vacchiano, Thorarinn Gislason, Jona Valgerdur Kristjansdottir, Gudrun Kristjansdottir, Einar Stefánsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5362093?pdf=render

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