From: High prevalence of thrombophilic risk factors in patients with central retinal artery occlusion
Parameter | Patients n = 126 | Controls n = 107 | p-value |
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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* |