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. 2019 Sep 4;34(5):991. doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0570-4

Correction to: Heart rate variability, the dynamic nature of the retinal microvasculature and cardiac stress: providing insight into the brain–retina–heart link: the SABPA study

Annemarie Wentzel 1, Leoné Malan 1,, Roland von Känel 1,2, Wayne Smith 1,3, Nicolaas T Malan 1
PMCID: PMC7265492  PMID: 31485038

Correction to: Eye

10.1038/s41433-019-0515-y

Since the online publication of this article, the authors have noticed that the conclusion to the abstract contains an error. The correct abstract conclusion should read as follows:

FLIP elicited increased SNS activity and modulation in this bi-ethnic cohort. In Africans, decreased HRV during FLIP accompanied arteriolar and venular dilatory responses and elevated systemic levels of cTnT, implying that the SNS exerted a significant effect on the smooth muscle tone of the retinal vasculature. Disrupted retinal autoregulation may imply general autonomic nervous system dysfunction; exemplifying central control by the brain on all systemic regulatory functions, across different vascular beds.

The authors apologise for any inconvenience caused.


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