title: [Hemodynamic findings in patients with retinitis pigmentosa].
abstract: The hemodynamic status of 26 patients with retinitis pigmentosa was examined using video fluorescein angiography. The hemorheological parameters hematocrit, plasma viscosity, erythrocyte aggregation and erythrocyte rigidity were determined. The results were compared to a matched pairs-group. Video angiography showed for retinitis pigmentosa patients a normal arm-retina time and a significant increase of the arteriovenous passage time. The rheological parameters for both groups were within the reference range. Interestingly the hemodynamic disturbance of microcirculation could be demonstrated already in early stages with no ophthalmoscopic symptoms and no atrophy of retinal vessels detectable at the time. The results indicate that disturbance of the retinal hemodynamics in early stages of retinitis pigmentosa may play a role in the pathogenesis of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik der Med. Fak. der RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pöstgens
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bertram
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Teping
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D004903:Erythrocyte Aggregation / Q000502:physiology; D004907:Erythrocyte Deformability / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Hämodynamische Befunde bei Patienten mit Retinitis pigmentosa.