Clinical characteristics and angio-architecture features of dural arteriovenous fistulas

VernacularTitle:硬脑膜动静脉瘘的临床特点及血管构筑分析
Author: Jingwei LI ; Yun LUO ; Dening GUAN ; Chong WANG ; Yujie HUANG ; Shijie NA ; Yun XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Arteriovenous fistulas; Angiography,digital subtraction
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2013;(2):142-144
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: To investigate the clinical characteristics and angio-architecture features of patients with dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVF).The clinical data of 48 patients with DAVF were analyzed retrospectively.All patients were diagnosed by digital subtract angiography and 43 cases were also examined by MRI.Patients were divided into the bleeding group and non-bleeding group,whose clinical features and angio-architecture were compared.Of 48 cases,13 patients demonstrated intracranial bleeding,and men were more common in bleeding group (M/F:10/3) than in non-bleeding group (M/F:15/20) (P =0.036).The Cognard scores of bleeding group and nou-bleeding group were 3.77 ±0.28 and 2.49 ±0.21,respectively (P =0.002) ; however,there was no significant difference in age and the number of feeding artery between two groups.The results indicate that male patients with high Cognard scores tend to intracranial bleeding.