Spleen stiffness measurements using point shear wave elastography detects noncirrhotic portal hypertension in human immunodeficiency virus
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Objectives:To assess the utility of spleen stiffness as a diagnostic tool inindividuals withHIV andnon-cirrhotic portal hypertension(NCPH).Design:The Philips EPIQ7TM, a newpoint shearwave elastography (pSWE) technique, was used to assess liver and spleen stiffnessin3 patient groups. Group1:HIV and NCPH(n=11); Group 2: HIV withpast didanosine(ddI) exposure without known liver disease or NCPH(n=5), Group 3: HIV without known liver disease or ddI exposure(n=9). Methods:Groups were matched for age, HIV chronicity and antiretroviral treatment (including cumulative ddI exposure in Groups 1 and 2). Differences in liver and spleen stiffness (in kPa) between groups were analysed using the Mann-Whiney U test.Results:Liver and spleen stiffness were both significantly higher in NCPH vs ddI-exposed (p=0.019 and p=0.006) and ddI-unexposed controls (p=0.038 and p<0.001). Spleen stiffness was more effective than liver stiffness at predicting NCPH, AUROC 0.812 vs 0.948. Combining the two variables improved the diagnostic performance, AUROC 0.961. The optimal cut-off for predicting NCPH using splenic stiffness was 25.4kPa, with sensitivity 91%, specificity 93%, PPV 91%, NPV 93%, positive likelihood ratio 12.73, negative likelihood ratio 0.10. Spleen and liver stiffness scores were strongly correlated (p=0.0004 95%CI 18,59). Conclusions:Elevated spleen stiffness is observed in HIV with NCPH and can be quantified easily using pSWE with high diagnostic accuracy. Novel strategies such as pSWE for longitudinal monitoring of patients with HIV and NCPH should be considered.
Date Issued
2019-11
Date Acceptance
2019-10-17
Citation
Medicine, 2019, 98 (47)
ISSN
0025-7974
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
Journal / Book Title
Medicine
Volume
98
Issue
47
Copyright Statement
© 2019 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Sponsor
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
Grant Number
097816/Z/11/ZR
097816/Z/11/A
097816/Z/11/B
105603/Z/14/Z
Subjects
Cross-Sectional Studies
Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Hypertension, Portal
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Spleen
Arthritis & Rheumatology
1103 Clinical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
e17961