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Trial reportPloS one2019

Correlation analysis of physical fitness and retinal microvasculature by OCT angiography in healthy adults.

Pieter Nelis, Boris Schmitz, Andreas Klose, Florian Rolfes, Maged Alnawaiseh, Michael Krüger, Nicole Eter, Stefan-Martin Brand, Florian Alten

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Trial report in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. [Optical coherence tomography angiography and cardiovascular diseases. An overview of the current knowledge].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Pieter NelisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster Medical Center, Muenster, Germany.
Boris SchmitzInstitute of Sports Medicine, Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7041-7424
Andreas KloseDepartment of Physical Education and Sports History, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Florian RolfesInstitute of Sports Medicine, Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Maged AlnawaisehDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster Medical Center, Muenster, Germany.
Michael KrügerDepartment of Physical Education and Sports History, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Nicole EterDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster Medical Center, Muenster, Germany.
Stefan-Martin BrandInstitute of Sports Medicine, Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Florian AltenDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster Medical Center, Muenster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6738-3032

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) represents the most recent modality in retinal imaging for non-invasive and depth-selective visualization of blood flow in retinal vessels. With regard to quantitative OCTA measurements for early detection of subclinical alterations, it is of great interest, which intra- and extra-ocular factors affect the results of OCTA measurements. Here, we performed OCTA imaging of the central retina in 65 eyes of 65 young healthy female and male participants and evaluated individual physical fitness levels by standard lactate diagnostic using an incremental maximal performance running test. The main finding was that OCTA measurements of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area were associated with physical fitness. Using multivariate regression analysis, we found that running speed at the individual lactate threshold, a marker strongly associated with aerobic performance capacity, significantly contributed to differences in FAZ area (β = 0.111, p = 0.032). The data indicates that smaller FAZ areas are likely observed in individuals with higher aerobic exercise capacity. Our findings are also of interest with respect to the potential use of retinal OCTA imaging to detect exercise-induced microvascular adaptations in future studies.

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Correlation of DataFluorescein AngiographyHealthTomography, Optical CoherenceAdultAnaerobiosisFemaleHumansLactatesMaleMicrovesselsMultivariate AnalysisPhysical FitnessRegression AnalysisRetinal VesselsYoung AdultLactates

Identifiers

PMID31794590
PMCPMC6890216
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