Retinal vein and artery occlusions:a risk factor for stroke in atrial fibrillation

ConclusionA history of retinal arterial or retinal venous occlusion is associated with an increased risk of stroke/TE/TIA in patients with atrial fibrillation. Thus, prior retinal vascular occlusion may be considered a previous thromboembolic event when evaluating stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - May 11, 2013 Category: Hematology Authors: Christine Benn Christiansen, Gregory YH Lip, Morten Lamberts, Gunnar Gislason, Christian Torp‐Pedersen, Jonas Bjerring Olesen Tags: Original Article ‐ Clinical Haemostasis and Thrombosis Source Type: research