Table 4 Intima-media thickness and basic echocardiographic parameters in patients with central retinal artery occlusion and controls

Ultrasound parameter of atherosclerosis

Mean value of the intima-media thickness of a common carotid artery, mm

0.80 (0.69–0.98)

0.65 (0.58–0.73)

< 0.001*

Echocardiographic parameters

Left ventricular ejection fraction, %

67 (65–69)

68 (66–70)

0.026*

Interventricular septum thickness, cm

1.1 (1.0–1.4)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

< 0.001*

Left ventricle posterior wall thickness, cm

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.9–1.0)

< 0.001*

Tricuspid regurgitation velocity, m/s

2.6 (2.4–2.9)

2.4 (2.2–2.7)

< 0.001*

Pulmonary artery systolic pressure, mm Hg

33.1 (31.9–34.3)

28.7 (27.7–29.6)

< 0.001*

Left ventricle end-diastolic dimension, mm

49.5 (48.7–50.2)

47.8 (47.2–48.5)

0.008*

Left ventricle end-systolic dimension, mm

31.0 (29.0–33.0)

30.0 (29.0–32.0)

0.011*