Open AccessConcomitants of asymptomatic retinal cholesterol emboli.
Author(s) -
Askiel Bruno,
P W Russell,
W. Linwood Jones,
Jeffrey K. Austin,
Eric S. Weinstein,
Susan R. Steel
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.23.6.900
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , cardiology , stenosis , retinal , carotid artery disease , amaurosis fugax , vascular disease , retinal artery , embolism , clinical significance , ophthalmology , carotid endarterectomy
Asymptomatic retinal cholesterol emboli are sometimes encountered on ophthalmoscopic examination. They are associated with decreased survival, but their clinical significance is not fully known. We sought to determine which vascular risk factors are associated with such emboli.
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