Central retinal artery occlusion after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
Central retinal artery occlusion after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
Purpose: to describe a rare case of unilateral central retinal artery occlusion in the postprocedural period of electrical cardioversion (CV) for atrial fibrillation.
Methods: history and ophthalmic examination.
Results: a 79-year-old female underwent electrical cardioversion. This resulted in the restoration of sinus rhythm. Ten days after the cardioversion, the patient experienced sudden vision loss in her right eye. She was diagnosed with a right occipital infarct. and a right central retinal artery occlusion.
Conclusion: central retinal artery occlusion is a rare complication of cardioversion that can lead to severe visual loss in the affected eye.
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Lagha, Lilia
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Kalogeropoulos, Dimitrios
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Lotery, Andrew J.
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Lagha, Lilia
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Kalogeropoulos, Dimitrios
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Lotery, Andrew J.
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Lagha, Lilia, Kalogeropoulos, Dimitrios, Lotery, Andrew J. and Goverdhan, Srinivas
(2025)
Central retinal artery occlusion after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation.
Retinal Cases & Brief Reports, 19 (3), .
(doi:10.1097/ICB.0000000000001559).
Abstract
Purpose: to describe a rare case of unilateral central retinal artery occlusion in the postprocedural period of electrical cardioversion (CV) for atrial fibrillation.
Methods: history and ophthalmic examination.
Results: a 79-year-old female underwent electrical cardioversion. This resulted in the restoration of sinus rhythm. Ten days after the cardioversion, the patient experienced sudden vision loss in her right eye. She was diagnosed with a right occipital infarct. and a right central retinal artery occlusion.
Conclusion: central retinal artery occlusion is a rare complication of cardioversion that can lead to severe visual loss in the affected eye.
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e-pub ahead of print date: May 2025
Published date: May 2025
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/510536
ISSN: 1935-1089
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