Macro- and Microvascular Parameters After Toxic Shock Syndrome

作者：Chen, Katherine Y. H.; Li, Ling-Jun; Wong, Tien Y.; Cheung, Carol Y.; Curtis, Nigel; Cheung, Michael; Burgner, David P.^*

来源：Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2018, 37(8): E228-E230.

DOI：10.1097/INF.0000000000001821

• toxic shock syndrome
• intima-media thickness
• arterial stiffness
• microcirculation

Whether individuals who had toxic shock syndrome in childhood have differences in macro- and retinal microvascular parameters indicative of increased cardiovascular risk is unknown. We found no evidence of adverse macrovascular changes in 22 toxic shock syndrome participants compared with 60 control participants. Microvascular comparisons showed a reduction in retinal total fractal dimension, which has been associated with cardiovascular risk factors in children.

• 出版日期2018-8
• 单位香港中文大学（深圳）