Eye scans for heart health: a study of blood vessels
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This study uses an eye scan called OCTA to look at blood vessels in the retina. It compares people with certain heart or blood vessel conditions (like high blood pressure or diabetes) to healthy volunteers to see if eye changes can help detect heart disease early.
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Who can take part
- You may be eligible if you have high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or heart failure.
- Or you may join as a healthy volunteer if you are a non-smoker with a body mass index between 18.5 and 29.9.
- You cannot have active eye problems like glaucoma, cataracts, or retinal swelling that could affect the eye scan.
- Healthy volunteers must not have any history of heart or blood vessel disease, and cannot take medications for these conditions.
- Healthy volunteers must have normal blood pressure and heart rate, and no other major medical conditions.
Quick eligibility check
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