Risk of cardiovascular events and death following retinal arterial occlusion and transient monocular visual loss
Josef Huemer, Mario Cortina-Borja, Hagar Khalid, Arvind Chandratheva, Alastair K. Denniston, Jugnoo S. Rahi, Axel Petzold, Pearse A. Keane, Siegfried K. Wagner · 2026
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Josef Huemer leads a nine-author team tracking heart and stroke risk after sudden retinal artery blockage in a 2026 London study. Such blockages blind an eye by cutting its blood supply, much like a stroke. The matched study followed 566 patients at a specialist eye hospital, linked to national health records. Full blockage of the central retinal artery stood out sharply from lesser events.
Those patients faced nearly triple the risk of later stroke or heart attack versus matched peers. Branch blockages and brief passing vision loss showed no such rise. New cases of a quivering heart rhythm appeared in six percent within a year after central blockage. The authors urge quick treatment, long heart monitoring, and strict prevention for these patients.
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| CREATOR | Josef Huemer, Mario Cortina-Borja, Hagar Khalid, Arvind Chandratheva, Alastair K. Denniston, Jugnoo S. Rahi, Axel Petzold, Pearse A. Keane, Siegfried K. Wagner |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35983 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |