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What is mild retinal vascular tortuosity?
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Benign: Tortuosity of the blood vessels in the retina. An incidental finding of no consequence.
Answered 9/2/2012
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Tortuosity: Refers to bends and angles. Retinal vasculature refers to small vessels sypplying the retina. So retinal vascular tortuosity simply refers to bends in the arteries that supply the retina.
Answered 12/28/2016
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HTN retinopathy: Hypertension causes changes in the blood vessels of the retina, known as hypertensive retinopathy. One of these changes is an increase in the bending and waviness of the blood vessels along their path. Another change is hardening of the arteries, shown recently to be a precursor of dementia. Get checked for high blood pressure. This is a warning sign that can save you from death or disability.
Answered 2/25/2019
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