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ArticlePloS one2020

The association of primary aldosteronism with glaucoma-related fundus abnormalities.

Yoshimi Ohshima, Tomomi Higashide, Kimikazu Sakaguchi, Makoto Sasaki, Sachiko Udagawa, Shinji Ohkubo, Takashi Yoneda, Kazuhisa Sugiyama

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yoshimi OhshimaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Tomomi HigashideDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9566-4587
Kimikazu SakaguchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Makoto SasakiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Sachiko UdagawaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Shinji OhkuboDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Takashi YonedaDepartment of Cardiovascular and Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Kazuhisa SugiyamaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan.
Kanazawa University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo elucidate glaucoma-related fundus abnormalities in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA).

methodsThe study compared 272 eyes from 137 PA patients and 352 eyes from 177 control subjects selected randomly from 1173 participants of a public glaucoma screening. The presence of glaucomatous optic disc appearance (rim thinning and cup enlargement) and retinal nerve fiber layer defects (RNFLDs) was determined independently from fundus photographs. The results were compared between the PA and control groups.

resultsThere were 9 patients (6.6%) with glaucomatous optic disc abnormalities in the PA group and 10 cases (5.6%) identified in the control group (p = 0.92). RNFLDs were detected more frequently in the PA group (55 eyes, 20.2%) than in the control group (26 eyes, 7.4%; p<0.001). The two types of RNFLDs were classified as either having their central ends at the disc margin (D) or away from the disc margin and around the retinal vessels (V). Type D and V RNFLDs were detected in 35 (12.9%) and 26 (9.6%) eyes in the PA group and in 25 (7.1%) and 4 (1.1%) eyes in the control group, respectively. Both types of RNFLDs were more frequent in the PA group than in the control group (Type D and V, p = 0.03, <0.001, respectively).

conclusionAlthough the prevalence of glaucomatous optic disc appearance did not differ between the two groups, RNFLDs were more frequent in PA patients than in the control group. Moreover, RNFLDs with their central ends located around retinal vessels were characteristic of PA patients.

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AgedCase-Control StudiesDiagnostic Techniques, OphthalmologicalFemaleFundus OculiGlaucomaHumansHyperaldosteronismJapanMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPrevalence

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PMID33156869
PMCPMC7647098
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