Role of cardiovascular disease in the pathogenesis of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments.
In 100 patients with fresh rhegmatogenous retinal detachments complete ocular and physical examinations including electrocardiograms were carried out. The incidence of coronary artery disease and systemic hypertension in these patients with retinal detachments was much greater than that found in the general population of similar age and sex. A vascular theory is proposed to explain these findings in light of our current concepts of the pathogenesis of retinal detachments. It is also suggested that retinal detachments may be one element of a generalized vasculopathy that involves the coronary arteries, the pulmonary vasculature, and perhaps the renal circulation in patients with systemic hypertension.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology