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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Assessment of Retinal Vessel Tortuosity Index in Patients with Fabry Disease Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA).

Kevin Hangartner, Anahita Bajka, Maximilian R J Wiest, Sophia Sidhu, Mario D Toro, Peter M Maloca, Sandrine A Zweifel

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Kevin HangartnerFaculty of Human Medicine, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.
Anahita BajkaFaculty of Human Medicine, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9957-9136
Maximilian R J WiestFaculty of Human Medicine, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7561-1805
Sophia SidhuFaculty of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5371-3483
Mario D ToroDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Peter M MalocaInstitute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
Sandrine A ZweifelFaculty of Human Medicine, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7431-1774
University of Zurich · CHMedical University of Lublin · PLMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of California San Diego · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vessel tortuosity (VT) is a parameter used to assess retinal involvement in patients affected by systemic diseases such as Fabry disease (FD). In this study, we assessed a retinal VT index (VTI) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in a group of patients with FD (FD cohort) compared to a healthy control group (HC cohort). This is a single-center, retrospective study analysis of all consecutive patients with genetically tested and confirmed FD who underwent regular ophthalmological visits from December 2017 to January 2020 at the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland. VTI was calculated for each OCTA image and the results were compared between FD and HC cohort. A total of 56 participants, 32 (male:female ratio 12:20) in the FD cohort and 24 (male:female ratio 13:11) in the HC cohort. Classic onset was determined in 18 patients. Overall, mean VTI (±SD) was 0.21 (±0.07). Male patients with classic-onset FD had a significantly higher mean VTI (0.33, SD ± 0.35) compared to all other subgroups (

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alpha galactosidase deficiencyFabry diseaselysosomal storage disorderoptical coherence tomography angiographyretinal imagingretinal vessel tortuosityvessel tortuosity index

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PMID37568859
PMCPMC10417007
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