Amaurosis fugax and stenosis of the ophthalmic artery--a case report
| Autor: | A. C. de Vries, Andries E. Braat, J. C. Alexander de Mol van Otterloo, Peter H. Hoogland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Eye disease Amaurosis Fugax 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences Ophthalmic Artery 0302 clinical medicine medicine.artery Internal medicine medicine Humans Carotid Stenosis 030212 general & internal medicine Endarterectomy Cerebral infarction Vascular disease business.industry Amaurosis fugax Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Stenosis Ophthalmic artery Cardiology Etiology medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Vascular surgery. 35(2) |
| ISSN: | 0042-2835 |
| Popis: | Amaurosis fugax has many causes. Its most common cause is transient hypoperfusion of the eye, caused by thromboemboli from atherosclerotic carotid arteries. Thromboembolism from carotid arteries is a risk factor for cerebral infarction, and preventive endarterectomy could be performed. This report describes a patient with a rare ophthalmic artery stenosis, which was the probable origin of thromboemboli. This finding prevented surgical intervention. |
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