Background: Hemodynamic classification of pulmonary hypertension (PH) has important clinical implications. However, only a few echocardiographic variables have been used to hemodynamically classify PH in dogs. Objective: To evaluate the echocardiographic pulmonary to left atrial ratio index (ePLAR) in dogs with PH. Animals: Forty-six dogs with intermediate to high probability of PH. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Variables were compared between dogs with precapillary PH [PrePH (n = 24)] vs postcapillary PH [PostPH (n = 22)], and with combined PH [CombPH (n = 14)] vs isolated PH [IsoPH (n = 8)] using the t-, Mann-Whitney, Pearson's Chi, or Fisher's exact test. The receiver operating characteristic curve and Youden index were used to identify the optimal ePLAR cutoff value to differentiate among the groups, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were used to determine the reliability of measurements. Results: The mean (SD) ePLAR of the PrePH was higher than that of the PostPH group [0.36 (0.13) vs 0.26 (0.09), respectively; P = .005]. The median (interquartile range) ePLAR of the CombPH was higher than that of the IsoPH subgroup [0.29 (0.24-0.38), vs 0.20 (0.16-0.23), respectively; P = .001]. The best cutoff value of ePLAR for identifying IsoPH was <0.245 [AUC at cutoff point = 0.86; sensitivity (95% confidence interval [CI]) = 0.71 (0.47-0.95); specificity (95% CI) = 1 (0.76-1)]. The ICC analysis indicated a high degree of reliability. Conclusions and clinical importance: ePLAR can be considered a valid noninvasive variable to hemodynamically classify PH in dogs with an intermediate to high probability of PH. Assessment of ePLAR can be useful in the therapeutic management of PH in dogs.

The echocardiographic pulmonary to left atrial ratio: A noninvasive variable for the hemodynamic classification of pulmonary hypertension in dogs / Corda, Andrea; Corda, Francesca; Pentcheva, Plamena; Puci, Mariangela; Mollica, Alessandra; Gomez Ochoa, Pablo; Dabbagh, Thouraya; Pinna Parpaglia, Maria Luisa. - In: JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 1939-1676. - (2024). [10.1111/jvim.17097]

The echocardiographic pulmonary to left atrial ratio: A noninvasive variable for the hemodynamic classification of pulmonary hypertension in dogs

Corda, Andrea;Corda, Francesca
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Pentcheva, Plamena;Puci, Mariangela;Mollica, Alessandra;Dabbagh, Thouraya;Pinna Parpaglia, Maria Luisa
2024-01-01

Abstract

Background: Hemodynamic classification of pulmonary hypertension (PH) has important clinical implications. However, only a few echocardiographic variables have been used to hemodynamically classify PH in dogs. Objective: To evaluate the echocardiographic pulmonary to left atrial ratio index (ePLAR) in dogs with PH. Animals: Forty-six dogs with intermediate to high probability of PH. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Variables were compared between dogs with precapillary PH [PrePH (n = 24)] vs postcapillary PH [PostPH (n = 22)], and with combined PH [CombPH (n = 14)] vs isolated PH [IsoPH (n = 8)] using the t-, Mann-Whitney, Pearson's Chi, or Fisher's exact test. The receiver operating characteristic curve and Youden index were used to identify the optimal ePLAR cutoff value to differentiate among the groups, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were used to determine the reliability of measurements. Results: The mean (SD) ePLAR of the PrePH was higher than that of the PostPH group [0.36 (0.13) vs 0.26 (0.09), respectively; P = .005]. The median (interquartile range) ePLAR of the CombPH was higher than that of the IsoPH subgroup [0.29 (0.24-0.38), vs 0.20 (0.16-0.23), respectively; P = .001]. The best cutoff value of ePLAR for identifying IsoPH was <0.245 [AUC at cutoff point = 0.86; sensitivity (95% confidence interval [CI]) = 0.71 (0.47-0.95); specificity (95% CI) = 1 (0.76-1)]. The ICC analysis indicated a high degree of reliability. Conclusions and clinical importance: ePLAR can be considered a valid noninvasive variable to hemodynamically classify PH in dogs with an intermediate to high probability of PH. Assessment of ePLAR can be useful in the therapeutic management of PH in dogs.
2024
The echocardiographic pulmonary to left atrial ratio: A noninvasive variable for the hemodynamic classification of pulmonary hypertension in dogs / Corda, Andrea; Corda, Francesca; Pentcheva, Plamena; Puci, Mariangela; Mollica, Alessandra; Gomez Ochoa, Pablo; Dabbagh, Thouraya; Pinna Parpaglia, Maria Luisa. - In: JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 1939-1676. - (2024). [10.1111/jvim.17097]
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