title: Mortality and morbidity in patients with central retinal vein occlusion.
abstract: We investigated the risk of mortality and morbidity in 78 patients with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) followed for more than 2 years (mean follow-up 7.2 years). Thirteen subjects died at an average of 7.0 years after CRVO. Five subjects developed myocardial infarction at an average of 2.8 years after CRVO, and 1 developed a cerebrovascular accident 3 years after CRVO. Patients with CRVO do not carry a higher risk of mortality and morbidity than matched controls derived from national surveys.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, N.Y.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Henkind
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors