Diagnostic accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography for pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 9; no. 12; p. e033084
• Main Authors: Ni, Jin-Rong, Yan, Pei-Jing, Liu, Shi-Dong, Hu, Yuan, Yang, Ke-Hu, Song, Bing, Lei, Jun-Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 22.12.2019; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Accuracy; Adult; Aged; Clinical trials; Collaboration; diagnostic radiology; Diagnostics; echocardiography; Echocardiography - standards; Female; Humans; hypertension; Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis; Lung diseases; Male; Medical diagnosis; Meta-analysis; Middle Aged; Population; Predictive Value of Tests; Pregnancy; Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary hypertension; Quality; Sensitivity analysis; Software; Statistical analysis; Systematic review; United Kingdom > UK; Iran; United States > US; Germany; hypertension; echocardiography; diagnostic radiology

ObjectiveTo evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH).DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources and eligibility criteriaEmbase, Cochrane Library for clinical trials, PubMed and Web of Science were used to search...