Author:
Deng Yujiao,Huang Xin,Wang Guangyi,Cao Jian,Wang Shengshu,Li Yue,Wang Yiru,Ye Jing,Zhang Peifang,Chen Xiaotian,Luo Yukun,He Kunlun
Abstract
Objective: To explore the preferred test to screen for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) and to predict the probability of interventional embolization.Methods: We performed a retrospective observational study evaluating patients with idiopathic PAVMs from 2009 to 2019. After clinical evaluation, a total of 105 patients were studied, including 71 patients with positive digital subtraction pulmonary angiography (DSPA) findings and 34 with negative DSPA findings. The following patient data were assessed: blood test, chest radiograph, transthoracic contrast echocardiography (TTCE), and DSPA findings.Results: The majority of patients with idiopathic PAVMs were female (66.2% with positive DSPA findings). We found a good κ-coefficient of 0.77 with strong consistency for inter observer agreement concerning the pulmonary right-to-left shunt (RLS) grade on TTCE, which was superior to conventional chest radiographs. The positive predictive value (PPV) of the radiographic features for PAVMs on DSPA was 0.83 (95% CI 0.64–1.0) and 0.44 for the possibility of embolization (95% CI 0.19–0.70). The PPV of the shunt grade of PAVMs on DSPA was 0.14 (95% CI 0.01–0.29) for grade 1, 0.74 (95% CI 0.60–0.88) for grade 2, and 0.97 (95% CI 0.92–1.0) for grade 3. The PPVs of pulmonary shunt grades 2 and 3 on TTCE for the possibility of embolization for PAVMs were 0.21 (95% CI, 0.05–0.36) and 0.87 (95% CI, 0.79–0.99), respectively.Conclusion: TTCE is the preferred screening test for PAVMs. The pulmonary RLS grade on TTCE not only identifies the likelihood of PAVMs but also predicts the probability for embolization.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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