Evaluation value of the ratio of right ventricular and left ventricular diameter derived by CT pulmonary angiography on the risk stratification and prognosis of acute pulmonary embolism
MA Guoxian1, CHEN Heng2, QIN Chengjun1
1. Medical Imaging Department, 2. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Guizhou Provincial Corps Hospital of Chinese People’ s Armed Police Force, Guiyang 550003, China
Abstract:Objective To analyze the predictive effect of the ratio of right ventricle and left ventricle diameter (RV/LV) derived from computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) on the risk stratification and prognosis of acute pulmonary embolism (APE). Methods The electronic medical records of 211 APE patients who received rivataban for the prevention of acute venous thrombosis in Guizhou Provincial Corps Hospital of Chinese People’ s Armed Police Force from March 2019 to April 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI), troponin detection, and echocardiography, the patients were divided into low-risk (n=69), medium-low risk (n=74), and medium-high risk (n=68). RV systolic dysfunction (RVD) was evaluated by echocardiography, in which RV and LV diameters were measured by imaging department experts in a single transverse scan perpendicular to the long axis of the heart on CTPA images. Adverse composite events were followed up within 90 days. Results RV/LV of APE patients with adverse outcomes was significantly higher (P<0.05), and the area under the subject working characteristic curve (ROCAUC) of RV/LV for predicting short-term prognosis of APE patients was 0.784, with sensitivity of 79.9% and specificity of 75.3% at the optimal cut-off value (1.02). Multivariate logistics regression analysis showed that RV/LV>1.02 was an independent risk factor for short-term adverse outcome in APE patients. RV/LV (1.11±0.25) in medium-high risk patients was higher than that in low-risk (0.96±0.18) and medium-low risk (0.99±0.28) patients (F=7.431, P=0.001). The ROCAUC for RV/LV predicted APE at high risk was 0.780. Of 70 patients with RV/LV diameter ratio ≤1.02, RVD was detected by echocardiography in 14 (20.0%). Of 134 patients>1.02, RVD was detected by echocardiography in 77 (57.46%) . Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that RV/LV diameter ratio was positively correlated with sPESI (rs=0.289), creatine kinase Isozyme (rs=0.291) and D-dimer (rs=0.386). Conclusions RV/LV diameter ratio derived from CTPA is useful for assessing risk stratification and short-term poor prognosis in patients with APE.
马国贤, 陈恒, 秦程军. CT肺动脉造影推导的右心室与左心室直径比对急性肺栓塞危险分层及预后的评估价值[J]. 武警医学, 2024, 35(3): 191-196.
MA Guoxian, CHEN Heng, QIN Chengjun. Evaluation value of the ratio of right ventricular and left ventricular diameter derived by CT pulmonary angiography on the risk stratification and prognosis of acute pulmonary embolism. Med. J. Chin. Peop. Armed Poli. Forc., 2024, 35(3): 191-196.
Cho S U,Cho Y D,Choi S H,et al.Assessing the severity of pulmonary embolism among patients in the emergency department: utility of RV/LV diameter ratio[J].PLoS One,2020,15(11):e0242340-e0242350.
[1]
Martinez L C R,McCurdy C M,Maldonado S M,et al. Current management of acute pulmonary embolism[J]. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2020, 26(2):65-71.
Jiménez D,Aujesky D,Moores L,et al.Simplification of the pulmonary embolism severity index for prognostication in patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism[J].Arch Intern Med,2010, 170(15):1383-1389.
[3]
Janisset L,Castan M,Poenou G,et al.Cardiac biomarkers in patients with acute pulmonary embolism[J]. Medicina (Kaunas), 2022, 58(4):541-548.
[9]
Konstantinides S V,Meyer G,Becattini C,et al.2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society (ERS)[J]. Eur Heart J,2020,41(4):543-603.
[4]
Konstantinides S V,Meyer G,Becattini C,et al. 2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society (ERS)[J]. Eur Heart J,2020,41(4):543-603.
[10]
Zanobetti M,Converti C,Conti A,et al.Prognostic value of emergency physician performed echocardiography in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism[J].West J Emerg Med,2013,14(5):509-517.
[5]
Ammari Z,Hasnie A A,Ruzieh M,et al.Prognostic value of computed tomography versus echocardiography derived right to left ventricular diameter ratio in acute pulmonary embolism[J].Am J Med Sci,2021, 361(4):445-450.
Cho S U,Cho Y D,Choi S H,et al.Assessing the severity of pulmonary embolism among patients in the emergency department: utility of RV/LV diameter ratio[J].PLoS One,2020,15(11):e0242340-e0242350.
[12]
Sobrero M,Montecucco F,Carbone F.CirculatingmicroRNAs for diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: still a long way to go[J].Biomed Res Int,2022,2022:4180215-4180221.
Scatularo C E,Farina J,Cigalini I M,et al.Tromboembolismopulmonaragudoentiempos de SARS-CoV-2: diagnóstico y tratamiento[Acute pulmonary embolism in times of SARS-CoV-2: Diagnostic and therapeutic management][J].Arch Cardiol Mex,2021,91(Suplemento COVID):055-063.
[8]
Jiménez D,Aujesky D,Moores L,et al.Simplification of the pulmonary embolism severity index for prognostication in patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism[J].Arch Intern Med,2010, 170(15):1383-1389.
[14]
Yang H,Zhang J,Huan Y,et al.Pentraxin-3 levels relate to the wells score and prognosis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism[J].Dis Markers,2019,2019:2324515-2324520.
[9]
Konstantinides S V,Meyer G,Becattini C,et al.2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society (ERS)[J]. Eur Heart J,2020,41(4):543-603.
[15]
Yu H,Rong W,Yang J, et al.Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (trail): a novel biomarker for prognostic assessment and risk stratification of acute pulmonary embolism[J].J Clin Med,2022, 11(13):3908-3919.
[10]
Zanobetti M,Converti C,Conti A,et al.Prognostic value of emergency physician performed echocardiography in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism[J].West J Emerg Med,2013,14(5):509-517.
[16]
Shayganfar A,Hajiahmadi S,Astaraki M,et al.The assessment of acute pulmonary embolism severity using CT angiography features[J].Int J Emerg Med,2020,13(1):15-19.
Tu T,Toma C,Tapson V F,et al.A prospective, single-arm, multicenter trial of catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy for intermediate-risk acute pulmonary embolism: the flare study[J].JACC Cardiovasc Interv,2019, 12(9):859-869.
[12]
Sobrero M,Montecucco F,Carbone F.CirculatingmicroRNAs for diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: still a long way to go[J].Biomed Res Int,2022,2022:4180215-4180221.
[18]
Akhoundi N,Langroudi T F,Rajebi H,et al.Computed tomography pulmonary angiography for acute pulmonary embolism: prediction of adverse outcomes and 90-day mortality in a single test[J].Pol J Radiol,2019, 84:e436-e446.
[13]
Scatularo C E,Farina J,Cigalini I M,et al.Tromboembolismopulmonaragudoentiempos de SARS-CoV-2: diagnóstico y tratamiento[Acute pulmonary embolism in times of SARS-CoV-2: Diagnostic and therapeutic management][J].Arch Cardiol Mex,2021,91(Suplemento COVID):055-063.
[19]
Liu J,Liu Y,Zhang F,et al.Short-term prognostic value of clinical data in hospitalized patients with intermediate-risk acute pulmonary embolism[J]. BMC Cardiovasc Disord,2022,22(1):335-341.
[14]
Yang H,Zhang J,Huan Y,et al.Pentraxin-3 levels relate to the wells score and prognosis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism[J].Dis Markers,2019,2019:2324515-2324520.
Yu H,Rong W,Yang J, et al.Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (trail): a novel biomarker for prognostic assessment and risk stratification of acute pulmonary embolism[J].J Clin Med,2022, 11(13):3908-3919.
[16]
Shayganfar A,Hajiahmadi S,Astaraki M,et al.The assessment of acute pulmonary embolism severity using CT angiography features[J].Int J Emerg Med,2020,13(1):15-19.
[17]
Tu T,Toma C,Tapson V F,et al.A prospective, single-arm, multicenter trial of catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy for intermediate-risk acute pulmonary embolism: the flare study[J].JACC Cardiovasc Interv,2019, 12(9):859-869.
[18]
Akhoundi N,Langroudi T F,Rajebi H,et al.Computed tomography pulmonary angiography for acute pulmonary embolism: prediction of adverse outcomes and 90-day mortality in a single test[J].Pol J Radiol,2019, 84:e436-e446.
[19]
Liu J,Liu Y,Zhang F,et al.Short-term prognostic value of clinical data in hospitalized patients with intermediate-risk acute pulmonary embolism[J]. BMC Cardiovasc Disord,2022,22(1):335-341.