Arterial Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Intravitreal Bevacizumab or Ranibizumab

Abstract

In this series, bevacizumab raised the risk of ATEs when compared to ranibizumab. In an elderly population with multiple cardiovascular risk factors, the new ATEs may not be attributed exclusively to the intravitreal bevacizumab administration. These findings raise an issue that must be confirmed in randomized clinical trials.