Cardio-ocular syndrome: Retinal microvascular changes in acutely decompensated heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To investigate the changes in retinal microvasculature by contemporary imaging techniques during episodes of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and following recompensation compared to age-matched controls without known cardiac or retinal disease.

Methods and results

Adult patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of ADHF, regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and treated with a minimum dose of 40 mg of intravenous furosemide or equivalent were included. Transthoracic echocardiography was conducted in all patients. Eye examinations were performed out within the initial 24 h after admission and after recompensation before discharge. All eyes underwent a general examination, including a best corrected visual acuity test, dilated fundoscopy, sp

SUBMITTER: Abdin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659497 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature