Risk Factors for Retinal Arteriolar Emboli in Coronary Artery Disease  

Oleh:

Alp, B.N. ; Bozbuga, N. ; Alp, M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of International Medical Research vol. 37 no. 05 (Sep. 2009), page 1301-1310.
Topik: coronary artery disease; retinal arteriolar emboli; hypercholesterolaemia; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C); cardiovascular risk factors
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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: J11.K.2009.02 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This study determined the prevalence of retinal arteriolar emboli risk factors in 148 patients (86 males) diagnosed with coronary artery disease who required coronary artery bypass graft surgery (mean ± SD age 59.1 ± 12.9 years). The prevalence of smoking was 50.7%, hypertension was 49.3%, diabetes mellitus was 27.0% and obesity was 31.1%. Retinal arteriolar emboli were detected using binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy of both eyes. They were found in 10 patients (6.8%) and identified as the cholesterol type. Patients were divided according to their baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) serum level; retinal arteriolar emboli were significantly more frequent in patients with LDL-C levels > 100 mg/dl. These results demonstrate that the prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia and high LDL-C were increased in patients with retinal arteriolar emboli. Identification and treatment of modifiable risk factors, such as high LDLC and hypercholesterolaemia, might be beneficial in these individuals.

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