Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical Information

Gong Zhang,1,2 Yaodong Ding,1 Tong Ma,3 Sijin Zhou,3 Bin Wang,3 Xiangang Chang,3 Yong Zeng1 1Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Capi...

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Main Authors: Zhang G, Ding Y, Ma T, Zhou S, Wang B, Chang X, Zeng Y
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description Gong Zhang,1,2 Yaodong Ding,1 Tong Ma,3 Sijin Zhou,3 Bin Wang,3 Xiangang Chang,3 Yong Zeng1 1Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Capital Medical University Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Beijing Airdoc Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yong Zeng, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 135 0137 3114, Email yzeng_anzhen@163.comPurpose: To describe the correlative relationship between fundus vascular characteristics and the severity of coronary artery stenosis.Patients and Methods: A total of 1447 patients scheduled for hospitalization at Beijing Anzhen Hospital Union Hospital for coronary angiography to assess coronary artery conditions between February 2022 and December 2022 were selected. Of these, 1418 cases were ultimately obtained, with 29 cases excluded due to failure to complete coronary angiography or fundus photography. Severity of coronary artery stenosis was assessed using Gensini score. Fundus images were obtained via non-dilated fundus photography, and retinal arteriovenous diameters, arteriovenous ratios, curvatures, and dimensions were subsequently measured automatically using a computer program.Results: Pearson’s correlation coefficients between the Gensini Score and fundus vascular characteristics were found to be as follows: The diameters of the superior temporal artery (− 0.08), The diameters of the superior temporal vein (− 0.03), the arteriovenous diameter ratio (− 0.10), the retinal arterial dimension (− 0.09), the retinal vein dimension (− 0.06), the retinal arterial curvature (− 0.06), the retinal vein curvature (− 0.01). The area under the curve (AUC) for logistic regression modeling with the Gensini Score binarized (dichotomized into two categories based on a cutoff of 4 points) as the dependent variable and fundus vascular characteristics as the independent variable was 0.59 ± 0.05 (95% CI). The AUC for logistic regression modeling with the combination of fundus vascular characteristics and clinical information (sex, age, height, weight, smoking history, creatinine, total cholesterol, fasting blood glucose) yielded an AUC of 0.71 ± 0.07 (95% CI).Conclusion: Coronary stenosis is inversely correlated with fundus vascular characteristics. The combination of fundus vascular characteristics with a limited amount of clinical data (sex, age, height, weight, smoking history, creatinine, total cholesterol, fasting blood glucose) may serve as a non-invasive tool for predicting the presence or absence of severe stenosis in coronary arteries.Keywords: coronary artery stenosis, Gensini score, fundus images, fundus photography
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spelling doaj-art-9f7b67f3ef004a68b239b852e6a220022025-02-04T17:15:41ZengDove Medical PressInternational Journal of General Medicine1178-70742025-02-01Volume 1858559199836Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical InformationZhang GDing YMa TZhou SWang BChang XZeng YGong Zhang,1,2 Yaodong Ding,1 Tong Ma,3 Sijin Zhou,3 Bin Wang,3 Xiangang Chang,3 Yong Zeng1 1Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Capital Medical University Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Beijing Airdoc Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yong Zeng, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 135 0137 3114, Email yzeng_anzhen@163.comPurpose: To describe the correlative relationship between fundus vascular characteristics and the severity of coronary artery stenosis.Patients and Methods: A total of 1447 patients scheduled for hospitalization at Beijing Anzhen Hospital Union Hospital for coronary angiography to assess coronary artery conditions between February 2022 and December 2022 were selected. Of these, 1418 cases were ultimately obtained, with 29 cases excluded due to failure to complete coronary angiography or fundus photography. Severity of coronary artery stenosis was assessed using Gensini score. Fundus images were obtained via non-dilated fundus photography, and retinal arteriovenous diameters, arteriovenous ratios, curvatures, and dimensions were subsequently measured automatically using a computer program.Results: Pearson’s correlation coefficients between the Gensini Score and fundus vascular characteristics were found to be as follows: The diameters of the superior temporal artery (− 0.08), The diameters of the superior temporal vein (− 0.03), the arteriovenous diameter ratio (− 0.10), the retinal arterial dimension (− 0.09), the retinal vein dimension (− 0.06), the retinal arterial curvature (− 0.06), the retinal vein curvature (− 0.01). The area under the curve (AUC) for logistic regression modeling with the Gensini Score binarized (dichotomized into two categories based on a cutoff of 4 points) as the dependent variable and fundus vascular characteristics as the independent variable was 0.59 ± 0.05 (95% CI). The AUC for logistic regression modeling with the combination of fundus vascular characteristics and clinical information (sex, age, height, weight, smoking history, creatinine, total cholesterol, fasting blood glucose) yielded an AUC of 0.71 ± 0.07 (95% CI).Conclusion: Coronary stenosis is inversely correlated with fundus vascular characteristics. The combination of fundus vascular characteristics with a limited amount of clinical data (sex, age, height, weight, smoking history, creatinine, total cholesterol, fasting blood glucose) may serve as a non-invasive tool for predicting the presence or absence of severe stenosis in coronary arteries.Keywords: coronary artery stenosis, Gensini score, fundus images, fundus photographyhttps://www.dovepress.com/predicting-the-degree-of-coronary-artery-stenosis-through-retinal-vasc-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJGMcoronary artery stenosisgensini scorefundus imagesfundus photography
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Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical Information
International Journal of General Medicine
coronary artery stenosis
gensini score
fundus images
fundus photography
title Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical Information
title_full Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical Information
title_fullStr Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical Information
title_full_unstemmed Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical Information
title_short Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical Information
title_sort predicting the degree of coronary artery stenosis through retinal vascular characteristics and minimal clinical information
topic coronary artery stenosis
gensini score
fundus images
fundus photography
url https://www.dovepress.com/predicting-the-degree-of-coronary-artery-stenosis-through-retinal-vasc-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJGM
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