Ocular blood flow dynamics following sinus rhythm restoration through catheter ablation: laser speckle flowgraphy in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
Nobuhiko YamamotoMakoto NakanoKotaro NochiokaMasayuki YasudaHiroshi KunikataToru NakazawaSatoshi YasudaPublished in: European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice (2024)
LSFG analysis effectively identified microcirculatory changes in patients undergoing CA for PeAF, suggesting that therapeutic interventions targeting the heart may have broader implications for ocular and cerebral health, establishing a novel 'cardio-oculo-cerebral relationship'.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- blood flow
- left atrial
- patients undergoing
- left atrial appendage
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- public health
- healthcare
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cerebral ischemia
- mental health
- optic nerve
- health information
- coronary artery disease
- climate change
- health promotion
- social media
- venous thromboembolism
- left ventricular
- blood brain barrier
- drug delivery