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Retinal Vessel Tortuosity and Its Relation to Traditional and Novel Vascular Risk Markers in Persons with Diabetes.

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Sasongko, MB; Wong, TY; Nguyen, TT; Cheung, CY; Shaw, JE; Kawasaki, R; Lamoureux, EL; Wang, JJ
Published in: Curr Eye Res
April 2016

PURPOSE/AIM: To investigate the association between retinal vascular tortuosity and traditional- and vascular-related risk factors in persons with diabetes. METHODS: We recruited 224 diabetic patients. Retinal vascular tortuosity was measured from fundus photographs. Association of tortuosity with the following factors was assessed after adjusting for significant co-factors: diabetes duration, HbA1c, systolic blood pressure (SBP), cholesterol and body mass index (BMI), flicker-light induced retinal vasodilatation, and markers of endothelial function and inflammation (skin microvacular responses to acetylcholine iontophoresis, soluble e-selectin, inter-cellular adhesion molecule-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, endothelin-1, total nitrite, C-reactive protein). RESULTS: Adjusting for age and gender, longer diabetes duration was associated with more tortuous retinal arterioles (mean difference in arteriolar tortuosity 5.85 × 10(-5), 95% Confidence Interval 1.44-10.3 × 10(-5); p = 0.016; ≤10 versus >10 years duration). Reduced flicker-light induced retinal vasodilatation was associated with tortuous arterioles and venules (mean difference in arteriolar tortuosity 5.62 × 10(-5), 4.50-6.72 × 10(-5); p < 0.001 and in venules 5.94 × 10(-5), 3.33-8.55 × 10(-5); p < 0.001; comparing highest versus lowest tertile of flicker-light vasodilatation). These associations remained after adjusting for co-factors. Diabetes duration explained about 36% and flicker-light vasodilatation 25% of the variation in retinal arteriolar tortuosity. No associations were found between retinal arteriolar or venular tortuosity and HBA1c, SBP, cholesterol, BMI and serum markers of endothelial function. CONCLUSIONS: Increased retinal arteriolar tortuosity was related to longer diabetes duration and reduced flicker-light induced vasodilatory response, suggesting that retinal vascular tortuosity in adults with diabetes may be influenced by multiple diabetes-related physio-pathological changes.

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Curr Eye Res

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EISSN

1460-2202

Publication Date

April 2016

Volume

41

Issue

4

Start / End Page

551 / 557

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Venules
  • Vasodilation
  • Risk Factors
  • Retinal Vessels
  • Prospective Studies
  • Photic Stimulation
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Sasongko, M. B., Wong, T. Y., Nguyen, T. T., Cheung, C. Y., Shaw, J. E., Kawasaki, R., … Wang, J. J. (2016). Retinal Vessel Tortuosity and Its Relation to Traditional and Novel Vascular Risk Markers in Persons with Diabetes. Curr Eye Res, 41(4), 551–557. https://doi.org/10.3109/02713683.2015.1034371
Sasongko, Muhammad Bayu, Tien Yin Wong, Thanh T. Nguyen, Carol Y. Cheung, Jonathan E. Shaw, Ryo Kawasaki, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, and Jie Jin Wang. “Retinal Vessel Tortuosity and Its Relation to Traditional and Novel Vascular Risk Markers in Persons with Diabetes.Curr Eye Res 41, no. 4 (April 2016): 551–57. https://doi.org/10.3109/02713683.2015.1034371.
Sasongko MB, Wong TY, Nguyen TT, Cheung CY, Shaw JE, Kawasaki R, et al. Retinal Vessel Tortuosity and Its Relation to Traditional and Novel Vascular Risk Markers in Persons with Diabetes. Curr Eye Res. 2016 Apr;41(4):551–7.
Sasongko, Muhammad Bayu, et al. “Retinal Vessel Tortuosity and Its Relation to Traditional and Novel Vascular Risk Markers in Persons with Diabetes.Curr Eye Res, vol. 41, no. 4, Apr. 2016, pp. 551–57. Pubmed, doi:10.3109/02713683.2015.1034371.
Sasongko MB, Wong TY, Nguyen TT, Cheung CY, Shaw JE, Kawasaki R, Lamoureux EL, Wang JJ. Retinal Vessel Tortuosity and Its Relation to Traditional and Novel Vascular Risk Markers in Persons with Diabetes. Curr Eye Res. 2016 Apr;41(4):551–557.

Published In

Curr Eye Res

DOI

EISSN

1460-2202

Publication Date

April 2016

Volume

41

Issue

4

Start / End Page

551 / 557

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Venules
  • Vasodilation
  • Risk Factors
  • Retinal Vessels
  • Prospective Studies
  • Photic Stimulation
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male