Increased risk of ischemic heart disease among subjects with cataracts: A population-based cohort study

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 95; no. 28; p. e4119
• Main Authors: Hu, Wei-Syun, Lin, Cheng-Li, Chang, Shih-Sheng, Chen, Ming-Fong, Chang, Kuan-Cheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.07.2016; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Cataract - complications; Cataract - epidemiology; Cataract - pathology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Ischemia - epidemiology; Myocardial Ischemia - etiology; Myocardial Ischemia - pathology; Observational Study; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Taiwan - epidemiology

Association between cataract and the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) development is not completely clear. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate the association between cataract and the risk of incident IHD. The secondary aim was to investigate the subsequent IHD risk of patients with cat...