TY - JOUR
T1 - Retinal artery embolization
T2 - A rare presentation of calcific aortic stenosis
AU - Reimers, Carl D.
AU - Williams, Richard J.
AU - Berger, Marvin
AU - Wisnicki, H. Jay
AU - Tranbaugh, Robert F.
PY - 1996/3
Y1 - 1996/3
N2 - Retinal artery embolization is an unusual but serious complication of calcific aortic stenosis. However, it is rare for retinal embolization to be the presenting feature of aortic stenosis. This report describes a young patient who presented with an acute retinal artery occlusion secondary to calcific aortic valve disease, and discusses the rationale for early surgical intervention.
AB - Retinal artery embolization is an unusual but serious complication of calcific aortic stenosis. However, it is rare for retinal embolization to be the presenting feature of aortic stenosis. This report describes a young patient who presented with an acute retinal artery occlusion secondary to calcific aortic valve disease, and discusses the rationale for early surgical intervention.
KW - bicuspid aortic valve
KW - calcific aortic stenosis
KW - retinal embolization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0029840644&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/clc.4960190322
DO - 10.1002/clc.4960190322
M3 - Article
C2 - 8674266
AN - SCOPUS:0029840644
SN - 0160-9289
VL - 19
SP - 253
EP - 254
JO - Clinical Cardiology
JF - Clinical Cardiology
IS - 3
ER -