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. 2012 Apr 27;6:623–629. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S30038

Table 5.

Correlation between the cardiovascular parameters and stereometric measurements of the optic nerve head in patients with chronic heart failure

Cadiovascular variable Rim area Cup area Cup/disc area ratio RNFL thickness




r P* r P* r P* r P*
NYHA functional class of heart failure 0.03 0.52 −0.08 0.66 −0.71 0.67 0.12 0.14
Left ventricle ejection fraction 0.18 0.29 −0.25 0.06 −0.26 0.15 0.25 0.01
Left ventricle shortening fraction 0.36 0.01 −0.36 0.01 −0.37 0.04 0.26 0.05
Left ventricle diastolic volume −0.38 0.01 0.08 0.77 0.20 0.34 −0.10 0.39
Left ventricle systolic diameter −0.47 0.005 0.20 0.34 0.32 0.13 −0.13 0.34
Left ventricle diastolic diameter −0.36 0.03 0.11 0.71 0.22 0.30 −0.02 0.84
Left ventricle mass index −0.34 0.08 0.25 0.07 0.34 0.02 0.05 0.71
Systolic blood pressure −0.16 0.23 −0.06 0.67 −0.04 0.80 0.05 0.60
Diastolic blood pressure −0.19 0.62 −0.13 0.30 −0.10 0.47 0.03 0.73

Notes: r = Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

*

P values calculated with generalized estimating equations.

Abbreviations: NYHA, New York Heart Association; RNFL, retinal nerve fiber layer.