Cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality in patients with retinal vein occlusion: a Danish nationwide cohort study

Conclusion
In a cohort of the Danish population aged 40 years or more, patients with RVO had a 13% increased risk of incident CVD compared with unexposed individuals. Risk of CVD was increased after 2011, when intravitreal angiostatic treatment was introduced and referral practices altered.

Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - August 21, 2023 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Frederiksen, K. H., Stokholm, L., Frederiksen, P. H., Jorgensen, C. M., Möller, S., Kawasaki, R., Peto, T., Grauslund, J. Tags: Open access Original articles - Clinical science Source Type: research