Abstract |
A prospective study was performed in 22 patients with an anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION). All patients underwent iso- (Hct > or = 42%) or hypervolemic (Hct < 42%) haemodilution for 10 days with daily infusion of 250 ml hydroxyethyl starch (MW 200,000/0.5, 10% HAES-sterile) in combination with pentoxifylline (p.o.: 1200 mg/day; i.v.: 300 mg/day; Trental). Only patients with recent AION (less than 2 weeks' duration of symptoms) were considered for the prospective trial. Clinical, haemodynamic (arterio-venous passage time) and rheological (haematocrit, plasma viscosity, erythrocyte aggregation) data of all patients were recorded before therapy and after 10 days. An improvement of central vision by 2 or more lines was seen in 7 patients after 10 days. Initially the arterio-venous passage time was significantly prolonged in patients (2.42 +/- 0.7 s) with AION compared with healthy volunteers (1.45 +/- 0.4 s). After the 10-day trial arterio-venous passage time was significantly shorter than baseline values. In addition, the initially elevated plasma viscosity (1.33 +/- 0.1 mPa) was significantly lowered by haemodilution therapy.
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Authors | S Wolf, U Schulte-Strake, B Bertram, K Schulte, O Arend, M Reim |
Journal | Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft
(Ophthalmologe)
Vol. 90
Issue 1
Pg. 21-6
(Feb 1993)
ISSN: 0941-293X [Print] Germany |
Vernacular Title | Hämodilutionstherapie bei Patienten mit akuter vorderer ischämischer Optikusneuropathie. |
PMID | 7680252
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives
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Topics |
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Diabetic Angiopathies
(complications, diagnosis)
- Female
- Hemodilution
(methods)
- Humans
- Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives
(administration & dosage)
- Infusions, Intravenous
- Ischemia
(etiology, therapy)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Optic Nerve
(blood supply)
- Optic Neuritis
(etiology, therapy)
- Papilledema
(etiology, therapy)
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