Measurement of Choroidal Thickness in Atrial Fibrillation

Temel Bulgular & Veri:Method: 57 eyes of 30 AF patients and 59 eyes of 30 volunteer examined in our eye clinic for different reasons were included in our study.

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Sonuç & Katkı:This effect may be the result of the microvascular effect of AF.

🔬Tür:Araştırma Makalesi

📍Kapsam:Genişletilmiş Akademik Örneklem

⚙️Değişkenler:Alan Parametreleri

Özet

Purpose: To investigate whether Atrial Fibrillation (AF) affects the choroidal thickness. Method: 57 eyes of 30 AF patients and 59 eyes of 30 volunteer examined in our eye clinic for different reasons were included in our study. Choroid thickness was measured at the fovea, at points 1mm temporal to the fovea, and at points 1 mm nasal to the fovea in a horizontal section. The mean choroidal thickness of the two groups was compared. Result: There was no statistically signifi cant difference for age and gender between two groups (p= 0,07, 0,796 respectively). The mean choroidal thicknesses in nasal, temporal submacular and the subfoveal region was lower in AF group for both eye separately. In each group, there was no signifi cant difference between right and left eye for nasal submacular, temporal submacular and subfoveal choroidal thickness. Conclusion: Choroidal thickness of AF patients is thinner compared to control group. This effect may be the result of the microvascular effect of AF.

Abstract

Amaç: Atrial fi brilasyonun(AF) koroid kalınlığını etkileyip etkilemediğinin araştırılması. Gereç ve Yöntem: 30 AF hastasının 57 gözü kliniğimize değişik nedenlerle gelmiş 30 gönüllünün 59 gözü çalışmaya dahil edildi. Koroid kalınlığı foveadan, foveanın 1 mm temporal ve nazalinden ölçüldü. İki grubun ortalama koroid kalınlığı ölçümü karşılaştırıldı. Gruplar arası koroid kalınlıklarını karşılaştırmak için Nonparametrik Mann-Whitney U testi kullanıldı. 0,05 altındaki değerler anlamlı olarak kabul edildi. Bulgular: Yaş ve cinsiyet açısından iki grup arasında istatistiksel anlamlı fark izlenmedi (sırayla . p = 0,07, 0,796). Heriki gözde ayrı ayrı nazal-temporal submakuler ve subfoveal alanda koroid kalınlığı AF grubunda daha ince bulundu. Her grupta sağ ve sol gözler nazal-temporal submakuler, subfoveal koroid kalınlıkları açısından anlamlı fark izlenmedi. Tartışma: AF hastalarında kontrol grubuna göre koroid kalınlığı daha ince bulundu. Bu sonuç AF nin mikrovasküler etkilerine bağlı olabilir.

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YILMAZ, U., YILMAZ, S., MARTİN, Ç., KILIÇ, S. O., AKYÜZ, H. K. (2019). Measurement of Choroidal Thickness in Atrial Fibrillation. Retina-Vitreus, Cilt: 28 - Sayı: 2, 171–174. https://ajindex.com/articles/304814

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