Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure Analyzed by Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

Abstract

Our results suggest that SFCT is lower in eyes of CHF patients compared to age- and gender-matched healthy individuals.

Relationship Between Angiographic Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon and Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness: What is The Effect of Atorvastatin Therapy?

“…The seemingly obvious connection between the vascular components of the choroid and other vascular beds of the body has produced a number of studies on the relationship between SFCT and various cardiovascular diseases. Ahmad et al [23] showed that patients with coronary artery diseases had a thinner macular choroid than controls and Altinkaynak et al [24] showed that patients with congestive heart failure presented lower SFCT compared to age-and gender-matched controls. A single study evaluated the relationship between hypercholesterolemia and SFCT, showing SFCT to be significantly higher in patients with increased total cholesterol compared to controls [25].…”

Choroidal thickness in patients with coronary artery disease

“…Severe hypertensive retinopathy with serous retinal detachments has been associated with hypertensive choroidopathy and choroidal thickening [11]. Uncomplicated hypercholesterolemia without other vascular disease has been associated with choroidal thickening [12], whereas cigarette smoking [13,14], ocular ischemic syndrome [15], chronic heart failure [16], and systemic essential hypertension [17,18] have been linked to a thinner choroid. Carotid artery stenosis [19,20] and diabetes without diabetic retinopathy [21,22] have shown contradictory associations with CTh.…”

The Effect of Systemic Tamsulosin Hydrochloride on Choroidal Thickness Measured by Enhanced Depth Imaging Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

“…Currently, the EDI-OCT technique is accepted as a useful tool to study the morphologic changes associated with many choroidal disorders. [8][9][10][11][18][19][20][21][22][23] Decreased choroidal thickness has been observed in age-related macular degeneration, 19 glaucoma, 20 and high myopia. 9 Increased choroidal thickness has been observed in central serous chorioretinopathy, 20 polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy, 21 and choroidal neovascularization.…”

“…[8][9][10][11][18][19][20][21][22][23] Decreased choroidal thickness has been observed in age-related macular degeneration, 19 glaucoma, 20 and high myopia. 9 Increased choroidal thickness has been observed in central serous chorioretinopathy, 20 polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy, 21 and choroidal neovascularization. 22 Moreover, choroidal thickness measurements represent a potential parameter to better follow choroidal diseases and their response to treatment, including central serous chorioretinopathy, 20 idiopathic choroidal neovascularization, 23 and exudative age-related macular degeneration.…”

“…With the introduction of enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT), in vivo evaluation of the choroidal anatomy and measurement of the choroidal thickness in normal and diseased eyes has become possible. 8,9 Tanabe et al 10 demonstrated a significant correlation between the diameter of choroidal vessels and choroidal thickness in normal subjects. Moreover, Vance et al 11 studied the vasodilatory effects of phospohodiesterase-5 inhibitors on the choroidal architecture and speculated that choroidal thickness increases due to the vasodilatory effect of nitric oxide.…”