Statin Treatment on Cardiovascular Risk After Retinal Artery Occlusion: A Historical Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Retinal artery occlusion (RAO) is a major cause of acute visual loss and patients with RAO have an increased risk for subsequent cardiovascular events. However, there is little evidence of whether the use of statins is associated with the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with RAO. We investigated whether statin treatment in patients with RAO is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular events.

Methods

This study was a historical cohort study with nested case-control analysis. Using the nationwide health insurance claims database in Korea, we retrospectively established a cohort of newly diagnosed RAO patients without prior cardiovascular events between January 2008 and March 2020. We defined the case group as those who had cardiovascular even

SUBMITTER: Yoo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10686962 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature