Valoración del riesgo cardiovascular en función de las principales variables de la hemodinámica ocular
- Muñoz de Escalona Rojas, José Enrique
- Cantero Hinojosa, Jesús
- Garrido Pareja, F.
- Padilla Torres, José F.
- García Serrano, José Luis
ISSN: 0365-7965
Ano de publicación: 2013
Tomo: 98
Número: 789
Páxinas: 78-81
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Actualidad médica
Resumo
Introduction and objectives: To examine the association of ocular hemodynamic variables with cardiovascular disease and to assess the risk of suffering it based on the degree of affectation of these variables. Methods: This is a case-control study, comprised of 23 cardiovascular disease cases and 39 controls. Ocular hemodynamic variables were obtained for both groups by color doppler ultrasound. Statistics: Student t-test for the comparison of means and odds ratio for risk assessment. Results: Cardiovascular disease was statistically significantly associated with the ophthalmic artery resistance index (p=0.01). In this way, subjects over 55 years old with ophthalmic artery resistance index values equal or higher than 0.8, present 4.08 times increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease than subjects with values minor that 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval (1.35-12.30). Conclusions: Our study suggests that ophthalmic artery resistance index determination is a non-invasive procedure, safe and reproducible for evaluating cardiovascular disease risk.