Antithrombotic treatment for retinal vein occlusion : a systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) represents a common thrombotic disorder.

OBJECTIVES: In this meta-analysis, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in RVO.

METHODS: MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched up to December 2021 for observational studies and randomized controlled trials including patients with RVO. Efficacy outcomes were best-corrected visual acuity improvement, recurrent RVO, fluorescein angiography improvement, cardiovascular events, and safety outcomes were major bleeding and intraocular bleeding.

RESULTS: A total of 1422 patients (15 studies) were included. Antiplatelet therapy was administered to 477 patients (13 studies), anticoagulant therapy to 312 patients (12 studies), and 609 (7 studies) patients received no antithrombotic treatment. The treatment duration ranged between 0.5 and 3 months. The median follow-up duration was 12 months. Best-corrected visual acuity improvement was reported in 58% of the patients (95% confidence interval [CI], 45%-69%) overall, 64% (95% CI, 58%-71%) in those on anticoagulant therapy, and 33% (95% CI, 21%-47%) in those on antiplatelet therapy. The rates of recurrent RVO was 11% (95% CI, 7%-17%), 7% (95% CI, 2%-19%), and 15% (95% CI, 8%-28%), respectively. The rate of recurrent RVO in untreated patients was 9% (95% CI, 6%-14%). The rate of major bleeding was 5% (95% CI, 3%-9%) overall, 4% (95% CI, 2%-9%) in those on anticoagulant therapy, and 7% (95% CI, 2%-23%) in those on antiplatelet therapy.

CONCLUSION: Anticoagulant therapy was associated with higher visual acuity improvement and fewer recurrent RVO events than antiplatelet therapy, at the cost of an acceptable proportion of bleeding complications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 21(2023), 2 vom: 20. Feb., Seite 284-293

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Valeriani, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Paciullo, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Porfidia, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Pignatelli, Pasquale [VerfasserIn]
Candeloro, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Di Nisio, Marcello [VerfasserIn]
Donadini, Marco Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Mastroianni, Claudio Maria [VerfasserIn]
Pola, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Gresele, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Ageno, Walter [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticoagulants
Aspirin
Journal Article
Low-molecular-weight heparin
Meta-Analysis
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Retinal vein occlusion
Systematic Review
Thrombosis

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Date Completed 14.02.2023

Date Revised 17.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtha.2022.10.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352110295