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
2021
Prevalence of subclinical retinal ischemia in patients with cardiovascular disease – a hypothesis driven study
Long CP, Chan AX, Bakhoum CY, Toomey CB, Madala S, Garg AK, Freeman WR, Goldbaum MH, DeMaria AN, Bakhoum MF. Prevalence of subclinical retinal ischemia in patients with cardiovascular disease – a hypothesis driven study. EClinicalMedicine 2021, 33: 100775. PMID: 33842865, PMCID: PMC8020165, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse cardiovascular eventsASCVD risk scoreCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular eventsRetinal ischemiaHealthy controlsRisk scoreCardiovascular disease risk calculatorsUC San Diego HealthAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk calculatorOptical coherence tomography scansHemoglobin A1c levelsSystolic blood pressureSan Diego HealthCause of mortalityIschemic infarctSmoking historyA1c levelsBlood pressureRisk calculatorNoninvasive testsOdds ratioTomography scanAdditional biomarkersRetinal pathology