Utility of optical coherence tomography angiography in detecting vascular retinal damage caused by arterial hypertension.
Eur J Ophthalmol
; 30(3): 579-585, 2020 May.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential utility of perfusion density measurements to discriminate patients with arterial hypertension by cardiovascular risk category. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, one eye per subject was evaluated (N = 73). The study cohort was divided into three groups according to the clinical criteria established by the European Guidelines for Arterial Hypertension: 26 controls, 24 patients with low cardiovascular risk, and 23 patients with very high cardiovascular risk. All patients were examined using RS-3000 Advance optical coherence tomography angiography to analyze macular and peripapillary perfusion density. RESULTS: There were no differences among the three risk groups by sex or age. Decreased macular perfusion density was found at the level of the superficial and deep plexuses (p ⩽ 0.047). No differences were observed in peripapillary perfusion density (p = 0.18). CONCLUSION: Optical coherence tomography angiography can detect changes in macular perfusion density in patients with hypertension and high cardiovascular risk and might represent a supportive imaging method in the evaluation of the cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vasos Retinianos
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Retinopatía Hipertensiva
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Hipertensión Arterial Pulmonar
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Ophthalmol
Asunto de la revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos