• World Neurosurg · Apr 2016

    Responsible characteristics of cerebral arteriovenous malformations lead to formation of associated aneurysms in patients: fistula and infratentorial location.

    • Ling-Feng Lai, Min Chen, Jia-Xiang Chen, Kuang Zheng, Xu-Ying He, Xi-Feng Li, Xin Zhang, Qiu-Jing Wang, and Chuan-Zhi Duan.
    • The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of ... more Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. less
    • World Neurosurg. 2016 Apr 1; 88: 510-518.

    ObjectiveBecause the formation of associated aneurysms (AAs) related to the characteristics of cerebral artriovenous malformations (cAVMs) is poorly recognized, the purpose of this study was to identify the responsible characteristics of cAVMs related to the formation of AAs and to identify patients with responsible characteristics related to the formation of AAs through the analysis of the outcomes of these patients after treatment.MethodsThis study was performed to analyze the baseline characteristics of patients with cAVMs and AAs. The recurrent AA and residual size of cAVMs were used to evaluate the outcomes of patients after treatment. At the same time, the ROC curve was measured to gauge the relationship between the residual size of cAVMs and recurrent AAs in eligible patients.ResultsFifty (15.0%) patients with cAVMs and AA were confirmed; these patients had twice the hazard of hemorrhage as patients with only isolated cAVMs. An infratentorial location (P < 0.001) and fistula (P = 0.002) were independent predictors of the formation of AAs. After a mean 22.7 months follow-up, 2 patients developed recurrent AAs, and the annual recurrence rate for patients with responsible characteristics was 17.6%, but for all patients was 7.2%. The ROC curve showed that patients, specifically patients with responsible characteristics, the residual size of the cAVM was closely related to recurrent AA (area = 0.89, 95% confidence interval 0.81-0.97, P = 0.023, cut-off value = 82.5%).ConclusionsPatients with cAVMs and AA who harbor a fistula or an infratentorial location tend to form AAs. To prevent recurrent AAs and decrease the subsequent risk of hemorrhage, complete obliteration of cAVMs or retrograding over 80% size of cAVMs is recommended.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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