2023
Retinal Ischemic Perivascular Lesions in Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation
Bakhoum C, Madala S, Lando L, Yarmohammadi A, Long C, Miguez S, Chan A, Singer M, Jin A, Steren B, Adabifirouzjaei F, Goldbaum M, DeMaria A, Sarraf D, Bakhoum M. Retinal Ischemic Perivascular Lesions in Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e028853. PMID: 37577936, PMCID: PMC10492933, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.028853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical coherence tomography scansAtrial fibrillationPerivascular lesionsTomography scanSpectral domain optical coherence tomography scansMacular spectral-domain optical coherence tomographySpectral-domain optical coherence tomographyMultivariable logistic regression modelCardiovascular risk factorsDomain optical coherence tomographyAtrial fibrillation groupCoronary artery diseaseIschemic heart diseaseSex-matched individualsCase-control studyPercentage of subjectsIschemic cardiovascular diseaseOptical coherence tomographyLogistic regression modelsCardiovascular workupCardiac emboliFibrillation groupSmoking historyArtery diseaseCarotid stenosis
2022
Retinal vein occlusion is associated with stroke independent of underlying cardiovascular disease
Bakhoum C, Madala S, Long C, Adabifirouzjaei F, Freeman W, Goldbaum M, DeMaria A, Bakhoum M. Retinal vein occlusion is associated with stroke independent of underlying cardiovascular disease. Eye 2022, 37: 764-767. PMID: 35411111, PMCID: PMC9998396, DOI: 10.1038/s41433-022-02038-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal vein occlusionPresence of RVORisk of strokeCardiovascular diseaseOdds ratioVein occlusionRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression modelCoronary artery diseaseCross-sectional studyYears of ageLogistic regression modelsArtery diseaseDiabetes mellitusCarotid diseaseStroke developmentAtrial fibrillationLeading causeYoung subjectsEarly interventionStrokeOlder individualsConclusionsOur findingsDiseaseRisk