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Arteriovenous crossing as a risk factor in branch retinal vein occlusion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8116749     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To evaluate the importance of the position of the artery anterior to the vein in the arteriovenous crossing to the pathogenesis of first- and second-order branch retinal vein occlusion, we studied the fluorescein angiograms of 65 patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (65 eyes). The corresponding crossing in the opposite arcade (superior or inferior) served as the control. In a statistically significant percentage of crossings, the arteries were anterior to the veins in second-order branches (odds ratio, 6.66; 95% confidence interval, 1.98 to 32.33; chi 2, 12.56; P = .000394). However, their position was not found to be important in the pathogenesis of first-order occlusions (odds ratio, 1.3; 95% confidence interval, 0.23 to 9.01; chi 2, 0.14; P = .708281). These results suggest that some differences may exist in the risk factors for branch retinal vein occlusion depending on the site of the occlusion.
Authors:
G Staurenghi; C Lonati; M Aschero; N Orzalesi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of ophthalmology     Volume:  117     ISSN:  0002-9394     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  1994 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-03-25     Completed Date:  1994-03-25     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370500     Medline TA:  Am J Ophthalmol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  211-3     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
University Eye Clinic, Institute of Biomedical Science, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retinal Artery / pathology*
Retinal Vein / pathology*
Retinal Vein Occlusion / pathology*
Risk Factors
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Am J Ophthalmol. 1994 Aug 15;118(2):263-5   [PMID:  8053482 ]

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