Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness. A community-based, observational study

Dandan Wang; Yang Li; Yong Zhou; Cheng Jin; Qi Zhao; Anxin Wang; Shouling Wu; Wen Bin Wei; Xingquan Zhao; Jost B. Jonas

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177277

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Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness. A community-based, observational study

Dandan Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Dandan Wang, Yang Li

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China, Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Cerebrovascular Disease, Beijing, China
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Yang Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Dandan Wang, Yang Li

Affiliation Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Yong Zhou,

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China, Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Cerebrovascular Disease, Beijing, China
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Cheng Jin,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Tangshan, China
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Qi Zhao,

Affiliation Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Anxin Wang,

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China, Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Cerebrovascular Disease, Beijing, China
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Shouling Wu ,

* E-mail: zxq@vip.163.com (XZ); drwusl@163.com (SLW); tr_weiwenbin@163.com (WBW)

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Tangshan, China
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Wen Bin Wei ,

* E-mail: zxq@vip.163.com (XZ); drwusl@163.com (SLW); tr_weiwenbin@163.com (WBW)

Affiliation Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Xingquan Zhao ,

* E-mail: zxq@vip.163.com (XZ); drwusl@163.com (SLW); tr_weiwenbin@163.com (WBW)

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China, Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Cerebrovascular Disease, Beijing, China
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Jost B. Jonas

Affiliations Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing, Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the Ruprecht- Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2972-5227

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Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness. A community-based, observational study

Dandan Wang,
Yang Li,
Yong Zhou,
Cheng Jin,
Qi Zhao,
Anxin Wang,
Shouling Wu,
Wen Bin Wei,
Xingquan Zhao,
Jost B. Jonas

Published: May 11, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177277

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