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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Association between Statins and Retinal Vascular Occlusion: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Chien-Cheng Chien, Po-Huang Chen, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chien-An Sun, Wu-Chien Chien, Ke-Hung Chien

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chien-Cheng ChienDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City 114202, Taiwan.
Po-Huang ChenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City 114202, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0280-6417
Chi-Hsiang ChungSchool of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City 114201, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4576-9900
Chien-An SunDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9041-0537
Wu-Chien ChienSchool of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City 114201, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3286-0780
Ke-Hung ChienDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City 114202, Taiwan.
Tri-Service General Hospital · TWFu Jen Catholic University · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal vascular occlusion (RVO), including retinal arterial occlusion and retinal vein occlusion, is a common retinal vascular disease that causes visual disturbance. The exact pathogenesis of RVO remains unclear. In all types of RVO patients, hyperlipidemia is more than twofold more common than in controls. Statins have been used to control blood cholesterol levels and have been found to reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Moreover, the immunomodulatory functions of statins may play a role in treating inflammatory diseases. This study aimed to evaluate whether patients taking statins have a lower risk of developing RVO compared to patients not taking statins. Adult patients with statins usage on the index date identified from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) between 2000 and 2013 were included. A threefold matched group was selected using age, sex, and year of index date for comparison. During the mean follow-up period of 12.87 ± 1.88 years, the cumulative incidence of RVO was significantly lower in the statin-user group (29.96 per 105 person-years [PYs]) than in the non-statin-user group (39.35 per 105 PYs). The results showed a lower cumulative incidence rate of RVO in patients prescribed statins than in those not prescribed statins (log-rank test,

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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsRetinal Vein OcclusionAdultCohort StudiesHumansIncidenceRisk FactorsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitorspopulation-based cohort studyretinal vascular occlusionrisk factorsstatins

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PMID34574786
PMCPMC8471930
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