Internal jugular veins out flow in patients with multiple sclerosis:a catheter venography study.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To investigate an examiner-independent catheter venography protocol that could be used to reliably diagnose venous outflow abnormalities in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and to determine whether venous angioplasty is effective in the treatment of these abnormalities.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A total of 313 patients with MS and 12 patients with end-stage renal disease underwent echo-color Doppler sonography and catheter venography of the internal jugular veins (IJVs) to evaluate contrast medium clearance time. In patients with venous outflow anomalies, balloon angioplasty of the IJVs was performed.

RESULTS:

A contrast medium clearance time cutoff value of 4 seconds or less provided the maximal combination of sensitivity and specificity for the right IJV (sensitivity, 73.4%; specificity, 100%) and left IJV (sensitivity, 91.4%; specificity, 100%). IJVs with a clearance time between 4.1 and 6 seconds had moderate delayed flow (MDF), and IJVs with a clearance time longer than 6 seconds had severe delayed flow (SDF); 89% of patients showed MDF/SDF through at least one IJV, 79% showed MDF/SDF through both IJVs, and only 5% showed normal flow in both IJVs. Balloon angioplasty was immediately able to improve flow in at least one IJV in 69% of patients, but venous flow was normalized in both veins in only 37% of patients; SDF persisted after angioplasty in 32% of patients.

CONCLUSIONS:

There is a high prevalence of abnormal delayed flow through IJVs in patients with MS. Venous angioplasty was effective in only a minority of patients with SDF.

• Authors: Pierfrancesco Veroux, Alessia Giaquinta, Debora Perricone, Lorenzo Lupo, Flavia Gentile, Carla Virgilio, Anna Carbonaro, Concetta De Pasquale, Massimiliano Veroux
• Journal: Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR (J Vasc Interv Radiol) Vol. 24 Issue 12 Pg. 1790-7 (Dec 2013) ISSN: 1535-7732 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 24409471 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Contrast Media
• iomeprol
• Iopamidol

Topics

• Adult
• Angioplasty, Balloon
• Blood Flow Velocity
• Case-Control Studies
• Catheterization, Central Venous
• Chronic Disease
• Constriction, Pathologic
• Contrast Media (pharmacokinetics)
• Female
• Humans
• Iopamidol (analogs & derivatives, pharmacokinetics)
• Jugular Veins (diagnostic imaging, physiopathology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Multiple Sclerosis (diagnostic imaging, physiopathology)
• Phlebography
• Predictive Value of Tests
• Prospective Studies
• Regional Blood Flow
• Treatment Outcome
• Ultrasonography, Doppler
• Venous Insufficiency (diagnostic imaging, physiopathology, therapy)