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Case Reports
. 2015 Nov 17:22:250.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.22.250.7308. eCollection 2015.

Ischemic cardiomyopathy revealed by central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)

Ihsen Zairi  1 , Khadija Mzoughi  1 , Zouhayer Jnifene  1 , Fethia Ben Moussa  1 , Sofiene Kammoun  1 , Sana Fennira  1 , Nidhal Ben Moussa  1 , Jihen Brour  2 , Monia Cheour  2 , Sondos Kraiem  1
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Ischemic cardiomyopathy revealed by central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)

Ihsen Zairi et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Here we report a case of central retinal artery occlusion revealing an ischemic cardiomyopathy. A 54-year old smoker man presented at the hospital because of sudden visual loss in his left eye. There was cherry-red spot in the macula in his left eye. We performed a fluorescein angiogram and cervical color Doppler. Later investigations revealed an ischemic cardiomyopathy undiagnosed until then.

Keywords: Central retinal artery occlusion; cardiac thrombus; ischemic cardiomyopathy.

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Figure 1
Colour fundus photograph of the left eye showing acute CRAO with cherry-red spot and cattle trucking of the arterioles
Figure 2
Figure 2
Fundus fluoresce in angiography. (A) 25seconds from injection: no distal opacification; (B) 180seconds from injection: multiple intra-arterial emboli with delayed opacification of distal branches
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