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  • 简介:DearEditor,Wearewritingthislettertoreportanunexpectedrarecaseofcentralretinalarteryocclusion(CRAO)happenedafterstent-assistedcoilingforinternalcarotidartery(ICA)aneurysminafemalepatient.CRAOisadevastatingocularemergencywithpoorvisualprognosisandnouniversalacceptedtreatmentatpresent.CRAOisusuallyassociatedwitharterialhypertension,diabetesmellitus,renaldisease.

  • 标签: Figure Central retinal ARTERY occlusion AFTER
  • 简介:Sex-specificdifferencesintheepidemiologyandpathophysiologyofcoronaryarterydiseaseandischemicheartdiseasearenowwellrecognized.Womenwithanginamoreoftenhavenonobstructivecoronaryarterydisease(NOCAD)comparedwithmen.Thispatientpopulationcarriesasignificantriskoffuturecardiovasculareventsthatisnotcommonlyappreciated,oftenleadingtodelayeddiagnosisandtreatment.WhilecoronarymicrovasculardysfunctionplaysacentralroleinthepathophysiologyofNOCADinwomen,othermechanismsofmyocardialischemiaarenowrecognized.RiskfactorssuchashypertensionandobesitydisparatelyaffectwomenandarelikelytoaccountforasignificantproportionofNOCADinthecomingyears.VascularinflammationisanimportantpathophysiologicpathwayinNOCADandisapotentialtherapeutictarget.CoronaryCTangiographyprovidesacomprehensiveassessmentofcoronaryanatomyandplaquemorphologyandisareasonablescreeningtestofchoiceforNOCAD.

  • 标签: nonobstructive CORONARY artery disease hypertension OBESITY