Table 2 Retinal microvasculature parameters in healthy control subjects and in those who experienced a myocardial infarction (MI) at a young age (<50 years). All parameters were measured in both eyes. Measured values were compared between groups using two-tailed paired t-tests.

From: Association between optical coherence tomography based retinal microvasculature characteristics and myocardial infarction in young men

 

Healthy subjects

MI subjects

p

Right eye

 CRAE-6 (µm)

47.5 ± 2.0

47.6 ± 2.2

0.87

 CRVE-6 (µm)

57.0 ± 1.8

57.1 ± 2.0

0.82

 AVR

0.83 ± 0.04

0.83 ± 0.04

0.85

Left eye

 CRAE-6 (µm)

46.9 ± 1.6

46.9 ± 1.9

0.81

 CRVE-6 (µm)

56.8 ± 2.0

56.6 ± 2.2

0.58

 AVR

0.83 ± 0.03

0.83 ± 0.05

0.56

  1. Central retinal arterial equivalent (CRAE-6); Central retinal venous equivalent (CRVE-6); Arterial-venous ratio (AVR).
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