Abstract

Background: Pseudoexfoliative syndrome (PEX) is an old-age disease characterized by the accumulation of fibril materials in both the eye and extraocular organs. PEX is associated with many morbid and mortal cardiovascular diseases. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of the stress test on P Wave dispersion (PWD) in patients with PEX. Patients and Methods: Forty patients who presented to the ophthalmology outpatient clinic between February 2018 and September 2018 and diagnosed as PEX in the ophthalmologic examination were included in the study. As a control group, forty-four patients, age and gender-matched, who applied to the cardiology outpatient clinic, diagnosed in the outpatient clinic of ophthalmology non-PEX, were included in the study. The study and control group were subjected to treadmill exercise test (TET) according to Bruce protocol. Results: The recovery PWD value of the study group in the third minutes was 34.4 ±4.35 ms and rest PWD value of study group 32.925±5.17 ms. There was no statistically significant difference between the two values (t=1.37992, p=0.08). The basal PWD value of the control group was 31.79±3.9ms, the recovery PWD value of the control group in the second minute 32.65±3.48 ms. There was no statistically significant difference between the two values (t=1.09495, p=0.13). Conclusion: The most interesting result of the study was that the difference between the recovery PWD value and the resting PWD value in the study group was statistically insignificant in the third recovery minute, whereas in the control group it occurred in the second minute.