Characteristics and risk factors of retinal vasculopathy in antiphospholipid syndrome

• Published in: Lupus Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 178 - 186
• Main Authors: Xie, Zhijuan, Li, Hui, Qi, Wanting, Li, Jing, Wu, Chanyuan, Hu, Chaojun, Jiang, Nan, Wang, Qian, Tian, Xinping, Li, Mengtao, Zhao, Jiuliang, Sui, Ruifang, Zeng, Xiaofeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2022; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Antiphospholipid Syndrome - complications; Autoimmune diseases; Cluster analysis; Coronary artery disease; Female; Heart diseases; Heart Valve Diseases; Humans; Kidney Diseases; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Male; Nephropathy; Occlusion; Patients; Prospective Studies; Retina; Retinal Vein Occlusion - epidemiology; Retinal Vein Occlusion - etiology; Rheumatic heart disease; Risk Factors; Statistical analysis; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombotic microangiopathy; Vascular diseases; retinal vasculopathy; thrombotic microangiopathy; risk factor; Antiphospholipid syndrome

Background Retinal vasculopathy including retinal artery occlusion (RAO) or retinal vein occlusion (RVO) was recently found to occur more frequently in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients than non-APS patients. This study aims to investigate the clinical manifestation and risk factors of retina...