ArticleClinical cardiology2021
Central retinal artery occlusion as a first sign of atrial fibrillation: A 3-year retrospective single-center analysis.
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- Atrial Fibrillation in Retinal Artery Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Central retinal artery occlusion: meta-analysis of the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026Article
- Central Retinal Artery Occlusion in Acute Care: Current Practices and Emerging Therapies.Cureus · 2025Review
- Atrial fibrillation in Retinal Artery Occlusions.Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Central retinal artery occlusion as a first sign of atrial fibrillation: A 3-year retrospective single-center analysis.Clinical cardiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCentral retinal artery occlusion ((C)RAO) is known to be associated with stroke and/or atrial fibrillation (AF). Nevertheless, patients often present at the ophthalmologist initially and it is unknown how many of these receive an adequate cardiological/neurological work-up (CWU/NWU), including a 24 h-Holter-ECG. HYPOTHESIS: Hypothesis of this study was that patients with (C)RAO do not undergo CWU on regular basis and that new-onset AF is more often detected in patients with CWU. METHODS AND
resultsWe performed a retrospective analysis of n = 292 consecutive patients who presented at an ophthalmology department with the diagnosis of (C)RAO during a 3-year period. After excluding patients with known AF, meeting exclusion criteria, inability to comply with the protocol, missed land phoneline, or death during follow-up a total of 174 patients were enrolled; mean follow-up was 20 ± 12 months. The CHA
conclusionOnly half of patients with (C)RAO underwent CWU. Despite minimal monitoring, rate of new diagnosed AF was high. Our results confirm that (C)RAO identifies a high-risk population for AF. These results illustrate the importance to implement standardized CWU in (C)RAO patients presenting at the ophthalmologist.
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