Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients With Vestibular Neuritis

Objective: To investigate the correlation between cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) and vestibular neuritis (VN) in hospitalized adult patients. Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary hospital setting. The medical records of patients (aged over 18 years old) who...

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Published in:Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology rhinology & laryngology, 2017-08, Vol.126 (8), p.597-601
Main Authors: Oron, Yahav, Shemesh, Shay, Shushan, Sagit, Cinamon, Udi, Goldfarb, Abraham, Dabby, Ron, Ovnat Tamir, Sharon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Coronary Disease - genetics
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Hyperlipidemias - epidemiology
Hypertension - epidemiology
Male
Medical History Taking
Middle Aged
Nystagmus, Pathologic - epidemiology
Nystagmus, Pathologic - etiology
Obesity - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sedentary Lifestyle
Sex Factors
Smoking - epidemiology
Tertiary Care Centers
Vertigo - epidemiology
Vertigo - etiology
Vestibular Neuronitis - complications
Vestibular Neuronitis - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: To investigate the correlation between cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) and vestibular neuritis (VN) in hospitalized adult patients. Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary hospital setting. The medical records of patients (aged over 18 years old) who were hospitalized between the years 2005 and 2014 with the diagnosis of VN were retrieved. Inclusion criteria were: (1) acute vertigo lasting for at least 24 hours, (2) absence of auditory complaints, (3) horizontal unidirectional nystagmus present during physical examination, and (4) absence of neurological symptoms or signs. The ratio of CVRFs among VN patients was compared to the ratio of those among the general Israeli population. Results: A significantly higher prevalence of CVRFs was found among VN hospitalized patients in comparison to the general population (P < .05). Furthermore, a significant correlation (P < .001) was found between the patients’ age and the number of CVRFs (r = .387). A positive correlation (r = .643) was found between the number of CVRFs and VN in each age group (P = .119). Conclusion: There may be a possible interrelation between CVRFs and VN. This correlation can be caused by occlusion of small blood vessels leading to labyrinthine ischemia and apparition of symptoms of VN.
ISSN:0003-4894
1943-572X
DOI:10.1177/0003489417718846