International Journal of Cardiovascular ResearchISSN: 2324-8602

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Research Article, Int J Cardiovasc Res Vol: 2 Issue: 6

Impact of Severe Mitral Stenosis on Visual Acuity, Intraocular Pressure, and Retinal Arteries

Suleyman Ercan1*, Erol Coskun2, Gokhan Altunbas3, Muhammed Oylumlu4, Aysegul Comez2, Seydi Okumus2 and Vedat Davutoglu1
1Department of Cardiology, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey
2Department of Ophtalmology, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey
3Department of Cardiology, Kilis State Hospital, Kilis, Turkey
4Department of Cardiology, Sehitkamil State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
Corresponding author : Suleyman Ercan
Departmant of Cardiology, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, 27310/Gaziantep/Turkey
Tel: + 90 342 3606060/76290; Fax: + 90 342 3603928
E-mail: sleymanercan@yahoo.com
Received: October 30, 2013 Accepted: December 18, 2013 Published: December 23 , 2013
Citation: Ercan S, Coskun E, Altunbas G, Oylumlu M, Comez A, et al., (2013) Impact of Severe Mitral Stenosis on Visual Acuity, Intraocular Pressure, and Retinal Arteries. Int J Cardiovasc Res 2:6. doi:10.4172/2324-8602.1000149

Abstract

Impact of Severe Mitral Stenosis on Visual Acuity, Intraocular Pressure, and Retinal Arteries

We sought to determine the impact of severe mitral stenosis (MS) on visual acuity and intraocular pressure, and also we searched for silent retinal artery emboli.

Keywords: Rheumatic mitral stenosis; Embolism; Retinal artery

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