| Autor: |
Haas, Anton, Walzl, Manfred, Jesenik, Friedrich, Walzl, Berengaria, Berghold, Andrea, Berglöff, Jutta, Feigl, Beatrix, Faulborn, Jürgen |
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Graefe's Archive of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology; Jan1997, Vol. 235 Issue 1, p14-19, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
• Background: Heparin-induced extracorporeal LDL/fibrinogen precipitation (HELP) eliminates selectively fibrinogen, LDL, cholesterol, triglycerides and LP(a) from blood plasma using extracorporeal circulation. The reduction of fibrinogen and LDL by about 50% after only one procedure immediately improves the hemorheological situation. • Method: In a prospective, randomized, controlled study over a period of 3 months, 40 patients with nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) were randomly assigned to either HELP or hemodilution therapy to determine the efficacy of these two treatments on visual acuity and fields. • Results: After transformation of the Snellen acuity into logMAR units the statistical analysis did not show a significant difference between the two groups ( P=0.48). An increase of the visual acuity by two or more lines was obtained in 9 patients (47.4%) of the HELP group, 10 (52.6%) remained stable and none got worse. In the hemodilution group, visual acuity increased in patients (33.4%), 9 (42.8%) remained stable and 5 (23.8%) experienced a decrease. The calculated mean sensitivity of visual fields at baseline improved statistically significantly ( P<0.01) in the HELP group from 6.83 ±4.52 dB to 8.27±4.89 dB, but did not change significantly in the hemodilution group (6.25 ± 4.12 dB to 6.12±3.92 dB). • Conclusion: The HELP system seems to be safe and more effective than hemodilution in improving the hemorheological and the functional situation in NAION and could be a promising regimen in the treatment, of NAION. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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