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Diagnostic Value of Right Pulmonary Artery Distensibility Index in Dogs with Pulmonary Hypertension: Comparison with Doppler Echocardiographic Estimates of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure
Author(s) -
Visser L.C.,
Im M.K.,
Johnson L.R.,
Stern J.A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of veterinary internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.356
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1939-1676
pISSN - 0891-6640
DOI - 10.1111/jvim.13911
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary artery , cardiology , vascular resistance , pulmonary hypertension , hemodynamics
Background Noninvasive diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension ( PH ) primarily relies upon Doppler echocardiography of tricuspid regurgitation ( TR ). However, TR might be absent or difficult to measure. Hypothesis/Objectives To determine the diagnostic value of right pulmonary artery distensibility ( RPAD ) index for prediction of Doppler‐derived estimates of pulmonary artery ( PA ) pressure compared to other indices of PH in dogs. Animals Sixty‐nine client‐owned dogs with TR . Methods Prospective observational study. Dogs were allocated to groups according to TR pressure gradient ( TRPG ): TRPG <36 mmHg (control, n = 22), TRPG 36–50 (n = 16), TRPG 50–75 (n = 14) and TRPG >75 mmHg (n = 17). Right pulmonary artery distensibility index, acceleration time to peak PA flow ( AT ), AT : ejection time of PA flow ( AT : ET ) and main PA size: aorta size ( MPA :Ao) were calculated in each dog. Results Right pulmonary artery distensibility index demonstrated the strongest correlation ( r = −0.90; P < .0001) to TRPG followed by MPA :Ao ( r = 0.78; P < .0001), AT ( r = −0.69; P < .0001) and AT : ET ( r = −0.68; P < .0001). RPAD index possessed the most accurate cutoff (<29.5%; Sensitivity [Sn] 0.84, Specificity [Sp] 0.95) to predict TRPG >50 mmHg compared to AT (<53.9 ms; Sn 0.74, Sp 0.87), AT : ET (<0.30; Sn 0.61, Sp 0.97) and MPA :Ao (>1.04; Sn 0.94, Sp 0.74). All intra‐ and interobserver measurement variabilities exhibited coefficients of variation ≤13%. Conclusions and Clinical Importance Right pulmonary artery distensibility index is an accurate predictor of TRPG and should be particularly useful if TR is absent or difficult to measure.

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