2020
Risk of Systemic Adverse Events after Intravitreal Bevacizumab, Ranibizumab, and Aflibercept in Routine Clinical Practice
Maloney MH, Payne SR, Herrin J, Sangaralingham LR, Shah ND, Barkmeier AJ. Risk of Systemic Adverse Events after Intravitreal Bevacizumab, Ranibizumab, and Aflibercept in Routine Clinical Practice. Ophthalmology 2020, 128: 417-424. PMID: 32781110, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.07.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabCerebrovascular DisordersDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHemorrhageHospitalizationHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMyocardial InfarctionRanibizumabReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRetinal DiseasesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsNeovascular age-related macular degenerationRetinal venous occlusive diseaseDiabetic retinal diseaseSystemic serious adverse eventsAnti-VEGF injectionsAnti-VEGF agentsMajor bleedingAcute myocardial infarctionCause hospitalizationCerebrovascular diseaseRoutine clinical practiceMyocardial infarctionIntravitreal bevacizumabTreatment initiationAdverse eventsPropensity score-weighted Cox proportional hazards modelClinical practiceLarge U.S. administrative claims databaseRisk of MICox proportional hazards modelU.S. administrative claims databaseAge-related macular degenerationRisk-adjusted effectSystemic safety profileRetrospective cohort study
2018
Risk of Systemic Adverse Events Associated with Intravitreal Anti–VEGF Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema in Routine Clinical Practice
Maloney MH, Schilz SR, Herrin J, Sangaralingham LR, Shah ND, Barkmeier AJ. Risk of Systemic Adverse Events Associated with Intravitreal Anti–VEGF Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema in Routine Clinical Practice. Ophthalmology 2018, 126: 1007-1015. PMID: 30292542, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic macular edemaRoutine clinical practiceSystemic serious adverse eventsMacular laserMajor bleedingCerebrovascular diseaseMyocardial infarctionClinical practiceCause hospitalizationAdverse eventsHazard ratioIntravitreal corticosteroidsAnti-VEGFMacular edemaDME treatmentTreatment of DMEIntravitreal anti-VEGF therapyCox proportional hazards regressionAnti-VEGF pharmacotherapySystemic safety profileCorticosteroid-treated patientsRetrospective cohort studySerious adverse eventsSystemic adverse eventsMacular laser photocoagulation