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. 2022 Jul 19;206(12):1522–1533. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202203-0485OC

Table 2.

Radiological Features of Computed Tomography of the Chest in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Cases Analyzed as Part of the Imaging Substudy

  BMPR2 (n = 34) No Causal Variant Identified (n = 143) TBX4 (n = 8) P Value Available (Total n)
Vascular features
 Axial MPA diameter, mm 34.2 (30.9–37.4) 34.6 (31.4–38.3) 34.0 (30.7–38.5) 0.674 185
 PA to Ao ratio 1.23 (1.12–1.40) 1.14 (0.99–1.29) 1.18 (0.94–1.32) 0.083 185
 Neovascularity 7 (23.3) 10 (7.69) 0.048 167
Lung and mediastinal features
 Ground-glass opacities 18 (52.9) 62 (43.4) 0.016 185
  Centrilobular pattern       0.088 185
   None 17 (50.0) 90 (62.9) 8 (100)    
   Subtle 4 (11.8) 21 (14.7)    
   Present 13 (38.2) 32 (22.4)    
  Nonspecific mosaic pattern       0.441 180
   None 31 (91.2) 130 (90.9) 3 (100)    
   Subtle 7 (4.90)    
   Present 3 (8.82) 6 (4.20)    
 Fibrosis       1.000 185
  None 34 (100) 137 (95.8) 8 (100)    
  Present 6 (4.2)    
 Pleural effusion
  None 33 (97.1) 132 (92.3) 8 (100) 1.000 185
  Subtle 3 (2.10)    
  Present 1 (2.94) 8 (5.59)    
 Interlobular septal thickening       0.157 179
  None 27 (87.1) 122 (87.1) 5 (62.5)    
  Subtle 3 (9.68) 9 (6.43) 1 (12.5)    
  Present 1 (3.23) 9 (6.43) 2 (25.0)    
 Mediastinal lymphadenopathy       0.721 185
  None 29 (85.3) 122 (85.3) 6 (75.0)    
  Present 5 (14.7) 21 (14.7) 2 (25.0)    
Airway/acinar features 11 (32.4) 48 (33.6) 7 (87.5) 0.009 185
 Bronchial wall thickening       0.051 179
  None 26 (83.9) 126 (90.0) 6 (75.0)    
  Subtle 3 (9.68) 11 (7.86)    
  Present 2 (6.45) 3 (2.14) 2 (25.0)    
 Emphysema       0.026 185
  None 32 (94.1) 120 (83.9) 5 (62.5)    
  Subtle 13 (9.09)    
  Present 2 (5.88) 10 (6.99) 3 (37.5)    
 Air trapping       0.040 185
  None 28 (82.4) 121 (84.6) 4 (50.0)    
  Subtle 4 (11.8) 7 (4.90) 1 (12.5)    
  Present 2 (5.88) 15 (10.5) 3 (37.5)    
Suspected PVOD 1 (3.03) 8 (5.59) 1 (12.5) 0.500 184

Definition of abbreviations: Ao = aortic; MPA = main pulmonary artery; PA = pulmonary artery; PVOD = pulmonary venoocclusive disease; TBX4 = T-BOX transcription factor 4.

Data are presented as n (%) or median (interquartile range).