A new form of retinopathy associated with myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention. Issue 4 (18th March 2004)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kinoshita, N; Kakehashi, A; Yasu, T; Katayama, T; Kuroki, M; Tsurimaki, Y; Ono, R; Yamagami, H; Saito, M; Kawakami, M
• Is Part Of: British journal of ophthalmology. Volume 88:Issue 4(2004)
• Page Start: 494
• Page End: 496
• Publication Date: 2004-03-18
• Subjects: acute myocardial infarction -- percutaneous coronary intervention -- retinopathy -- cotton wool spot; AMI, acute myocardial infarction -- PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.027136
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1161

Abstract

Abstract : Aim: To report a new form of retinopathy that was observed in patients who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods: Serial ophthalmological examinations were conducted in 40 patients who underwent PCI. Thirty patients were diagnosed with AMI, and another 10 had stable angina pectoris. Results: 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. Conclusion: We have identified a new form of retinopathy in patients with AMI that spontaneously subsides without treatment.