Systemic Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma

Turkyilmaz K., ONER V., CICEK Y., KURT A., DURMUS M.

JOURNAL OF GLAUCOMA, cilt.23, sa.2, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/ijg.0b013e3182955d58
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF GLAUCOMA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: arterial stiffness, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, pseudoexfoliation, glaucoma, PULSE-WAVE VELOCITY, OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA, CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY, INTRAOCULAR-PRESSURE, EXFOLIATION GLAUCOMA, DIURNAL-VARIATION, AORTIC STIFFNESS, ASSOCIATION, DISEASE, MANIFESTATIONS
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim:To evaluate carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CF-PWV) values of patients with pseudoexfoliation (PEX) glaucoma in comparison with healthy subjects.Methods:Twenty-five consecutive patients with PEX glaucoma (PEXG group) and 25 controls (control group) were included in the study. CF-PWV was assessed by a noninvasive device by the measurements of pulse transmit time and the distance between 2 recording sites.Results:The mean age was 64.77.3 (range, 55 to 79) years the in PEXG group and 63.8 +/- 6.6 (range, 51 to 77) years in the control group. There were 8 men (32%) and 17 women (68%) in the PEXG group and 11 men (44%) and 14 women (56%) in the control group. The CF-PWV of the PEX group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.001).Conclusions:We have revealed an association between PEXG and increased CF-PWV. Also, increased CF-PWV may be considered as a risk factor for the development of PEXG.