Effects of Obstructive Carotid Artery Disease on Ocular Circulation and the Safety of Carotid Artery Stenting Mehmet Yunus Emiroglu, MD, Mert Evlice, MD, Mustafa Akcakoyun, MD, Murat Velioglu, MD, Mustafa Agca, MD, Yasa Kaynar Topal, MD, Ramazan Kargin, MD, Mustafa Caliskan, MD Heart, Lung and Circulation Volume 26, Issue 10, Pages 1069-1078 (October 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.11.020 Copyright © 2016 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Ultrasound measurement of retrobulbar arteries. 13MHz linier transducer is attached on the eyelid. Horizontal scans by colour Doppler imaging through the ocular globe showing the ophthalmic artery. Heart, Lung and Circulation 2017 26, 1069-1078DOI: (10.1016/j.hlc.2016.11.020) Copyright © 2016 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Distribution plot of the peak systolic velocities(PSV), end diastolic velocities(EDV), pulsatility indices(PI), resistivity indices(RI) and Systole/Diastole(S/D) rates of the Ophthalmic Artery in patients with carotid artery stenosis and controls. * Difference is statistically significant (* p<0.001, ** p<0.05). Heart, Lung and Circulation 2017 26, 1069-1078DOI: (10.1016/j.hlc.2016.11.020) Copyright © 2016 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Distribution plot of the peak systolic velocities(PSV), end diastolic velocities(EDV), pulsatility indices(PI), resistivity indices(RI) and Systole/Diastole(S/D) rates of the Ophthalmic Artery in patients with carotid artery stenosis before and after carotid artery stenting. * Difference is statistically significant (* p<0.001, ** p<0.05). Heart, Lung and Circulation 2017 26, 1069-1078DOI: (10.1016/j.hlc.2016.11.020) Copyright © 2016 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Terms and Conditions