A new form of retinopathy associated with myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
To report a new form of retinopathy that was observed in patients who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Serial ophthalmological examinations were conducted in 40 patients who underwent PCI. Thirty patients were diagnosed with AMI, and another 10 had stable angina pectoris. Cotton wool spots developed in 17 (57%) patients from the group with AMI undergoing PCI (n = 30) within 2 months. Of these, 41% (seven patients) also developed superficial haemorrhages. Retinopathy was most prominent 1-2 months after AMI and then tended to become quiescent afterwards, without treatment. We have identified a new form of retinopathy in patients with AMI that spontaneously subsides without treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Myocardial Infarction
- Retinal Diseases