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NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
Volume 30, Issue 8, Pages 640-648Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2020.06.009
Keywords
Manometry; Maximum inspiratory pressure; Maximum expiratory pressure; SMA3; DM1; LOPD; Spirometry; Neuromuscular
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The aim of this study was to assess whether different cut-offs of maximum inspiratory and/or expiratory pressure (MIP/MEP) are valuable screening parameters to detect restrictive respiratory insufficiency. Spirometry, MIP, MEP and capillary blood gas analysis were obtained from patients with confirmed neuromuscular disorders. We calculated regression analysis, sensitivity, specificity and predictive values. We enrolled 29 patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), 19 with late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD), and 24 with spinal muscular atrophy type 3. Moderate to high reduction in manometry was exclusively found in LOPD and DM1 patients. Significant associations were found between manometry and spirometry. Highest adjusted r(2) was found for MIP % predicted and forced vital capacity (FVC) % predicted. Manometry predicted abnormal FVC and forced expiratory volume 1 s (FEV1). MEP > 80 cmH(2)O predicted normal FVC and FEV1, regardless of cut-off values. MIP and MEP did not positively predict alterations in capillary blood gas analysis. Disease-specific cut-offs of manometry did not increase the prediction rate of patients with abnormal FVC and FEV1. Predicted values should be calculated for a more comprehensive interpretation of manometry results. MIP and MEP can serve as a screening parameter for patients with neuromuscular disorders, but parallel testing of both MIP and MEP needs to be performed to increase the positive prediction probability across disease groups. (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Superscript/Subscript Available
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