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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1988-3-28
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A prospective study of amaurosis fugax was carried out in a Danish community (population 481,000); case ascertainment was based on the collaboration of practicing ophthalmologists and general practitioners. Over a 3-year period we registered 131 cases; the annual incidence of "first amaurosis fugax episodes coming to medical attention" was 8.6 and 6.2 per 100,000 population for men and women, respectively. On the basis of a comparison of the age-incidence curves for cerebral and retinal ischemic attacks, the "true" incidence of amaurosis fugax is estimated to be approximately 14/100,000/yr, or 25-30% of the reported incidence of transient ischemic attacks. Clinical and/or radiologic signs of a carotid lesion on the appropriate side were present in 56% of the patients, and an additional 27% had symptoms or signs of other organic cardiovascular disorders. Forty-three (68%) of the 63 patients who underwent arteriography had an atheromatous lesion apparently amenable to carotid endarterectomy. In spite of the case-finding procedures employed in the study, cases of amaurosis fugax suitable for carotid surgery were thus ascertained at a rate of only 3/100,000/yr. This suggests that surgical treatment of patients with retinal ischemic attacks is of minor importance as a preventive measure against stroke in the community.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
0039-2499
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
19
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
196-9
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Blindness,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Cardiovascular Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Carotid Artery Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Denmark,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:3344535-Prospective Studies
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| pubmed:year |
1988
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Amaurosis fugax in a Danish community: a prospective study.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Neurology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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