Prognostic value of right ventricular dilatation on computed tomography pulmonary angiogram for predicting adverse clinical events in severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Copyright © 2023 Beyls, Vial, Lefebvre, Muller, Hanquiez, Besserve, Guilbart, Haye, Bernasinski, Huette, Dupont, Abou-Arab, Jounieaux and Mahjoub..

Background: Right ventricle dilatation (RVD) is a common complication of non-intubated COVID-19 pneumonia caused by pro-thrombotic pneumonitis, intra-pulmonary shunting, and pulmonary vascular dysfunction. In several pulmonary diseases, RVD is routinely measured on computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) by the right ventricle-to-left ventricle (LV) diameter ratio > 1 for predicting adverse events.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between RVD and the occurrence of adverse events in a cohort of critically ill non-intubated COVID-19 patients.

Methods: Between February 2020 and February 2022, non-intubated patients admitted to the Amiens University Hospital intensive care unit for COVID-19 pneumonia with CTPA performed within 48 h of admission were included. RVD was defined by an RV/LV diameter ratio greater than one measured on CTPA. The primary outcome was the occurrence of an adverse event (renal replacement therapy, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, 30-day mortality after ICU admission).

Results: Among 181 patients, 62% (n = 112/181) presented RVD. The RV/LV ratio was 1.10 [1.05-1.18] in the RVD group and 0.88 [0.84-0.96] in the non-RVD group (p = 0.001). Adverse clinical events were 30% and identical in the two groups (p = 0.73). In Receiving operative curves (ROC) analysis, the RV/LV ratio measurement failed to identify patients with adverse events. On multivariable Cox analysis, RVD was not associated with adverse events to the contrary to chest tomography severity score > 10 (hazards ratio = 1.70, 95% CI [1.03-2.94]; p = 0.04) and cardiovascular component (> 2) of the SOFA score (HR = 2.93, 95% CI [1.44-5.95], p = 0.003).

Conclusion: Right ventricle (RV) dilatation assessed by RV/LV ratio was a common CTPA finding in non-intubated critical patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and was not associated with the occurrence of clinical adverse events.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in medicine - 10(2023) vom: 21., Seite 1213775

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Beyls, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Vial, Jeremie [VerfasserIn]
Lefebvre, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Muller, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]
Hanquiez, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Besserve, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Guilbart, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Haye, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Bernasinski, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Huette, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Dupont, Hervé [VerfasserIn]
Abou-Arab, Osama [VerfasserIn]
Jounieaux, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
Mahjoub, Yazine [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ARDS
AVDS
Angiogram
COVID-19
Computed tomography
Journal Article
Pneumonia
Right ventricle dilatation

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Date Revised 17.08.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fmed.2023.1213775

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NLM360827071