Optical coherence tomography angiography quantitative analysis and 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in the general population

PURPOSE:The aim of our study was to analyze the association between different cardiovascular risk scores and swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) quantitative parameters in the general population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective study. This study enrolle...

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Autores: Remolí-Sargues, L, Monferrer-Adsuara, C, López-Salvador, B, López-Sánchez, E, Francés-Muñoz, E, Castro-Navarro, V
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
Repositorio:r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica
OAI Identifier:oai:fisabio.fundanetsuite.com:p19155
Acceso en línea:https://fisabio.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/19155
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular risk score
coronary artery disease
optical coherence tomography angiography
vessel density
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Sumario:PURPOSE:The aim of our study was to analyze the association between different cardiovascular risk scores and swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) quantitative parameters in the general population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective study. This study enrolled 111 eyes of 111 healthy patients. OCTA quantitative parameters (vessel density [VD] and foveal avascular zone area of superficial capillary plexus [SCP], deep capillary plexus [DCP], total capillary plexus, and choriocapillaris [CC]) of the OCTA cube of 4.5 mm x 4.5 mm were recorded. RESULTS:A decrease of parafoveal and total VD in TCP was demonstrated in patients with higher cardiovascular risk (P < 0.05). Conversely, no differences were demonstrated in VD at SCP, DCP, and CC (P > 0.05). Correlation analysis showed a significant, although poor, negative correlation between parafoveal and total VD at SCP and TCP and 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (P < 0.05 and r < 0.500). CONCLUSIONS:When normative data are available, OCTA quantitative analysis might be used as a main tool for the primary prevention of CVD. Nevertheless, further prospective studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.