Relationship between atrial fibrillation and retinal artery occlusion: what we know now and how we can use it in clinical practice?

Autor:	Paweł Wałek, Jacek Sidło, Joanna Roskal-Wałek, Jan Biskup, Jerzy Mackiewicz, Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty What treatment Retinal Artery Occlusion business.industry Sudden vision loss Atrial fibrillation medicine.disease Clinical Practice Heart Rhythm Increased risk Internal medicine Ischemic stroke Cardiology medicine business
Zdroj:	Folia Cardiologica. 16:311-317
ISSN:	2353-7760 2353-7752
DOI:	10.5603/fc.2021.0046
Popis:	Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder that constitutes the cause of ischemic stroke. Retinal artery occlusion (RAO), believed to be the equivalent of ischaemic stroke, is one of the causes of sudden vision loss that is related to an increased risk of cardiovascular events. The relationship between AF and ischaemic stroke is well known. Gaining knowledge about the relationship between AF and RAO seems essential. Is the presence of AF associated with the risk of RAO? What impact does RAO have on the prognosis of patients with AF? Should patients with RAO be examined for AF? What treatment should be introduced in RAO patients recently diagnosed with AF? Knowing the answers to these questions appears to be essential in daily clinical practice. A literature review on the relationship between RAO and AF is presented.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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