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- Title
Risk factors for cerebral complications in patients with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.
- Authors
Na, Young-Ok; Park, Hwa Kyung; Lee, Jae-Kyeong; Kho, Bo-Gun; Kim, Tae-Ok; Shin, Hong-Joon; Kwon, Yong-Soo; Kim, Yu-Il; Lim, Sung-Chul; Oh, Hyung-Joo; Park, Cheol-Kyu; Oh, In-Jae; Kim, Young-Chul; Park, Ha-Young
- Abstract
Objective: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a rare pulmonary disease. Although most patients with PAVMs are asymptomatic, cerebral complications associated with PAVMs are often fatal. This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors for cerebral complications in patients with PAVMs. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical charts of patients with PAVMs between 2003 and 2021 at two tertiary referral hospitals and one secondary hospital. Results: Fifty-five patients diagnosed with PAVMs were enrolled in this study. Most patients were female (89.1%), and the median age was 53 years. Thirty patients (54.5%) had incidentally detected PAVMs without symptoms. Twenty-four patients (43.7%) with PAVMs were treated with embolotherapy or surgery. Thirteen patients (23.6%) had cerebral complications. There was no significant difference in the development of cerebral complications according to treatment; however, older age (≥ 65 years) was associated with the development of new cerebral complications in untreated patients with PAVMs (odds ratio, 17.09; 95% confidence interval, 1.16–250.31; P = 0.038). Conclusion: Older age (≥ 65 years) was a risk factor for the development of cerebral complications in patients with PAVMs; therefore, treatment should be considered in older patients with PAVMs.
- Subjects
ARTERIOVENOUS malformation; OLDER patients; COHORT analysis; ODDS ratio; THERAPEUTIC embolization; NEUROENDOCRINE cells
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0278610