The diagnostic value of transthoracic echocardiography for pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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• What: The studies were included if they were randomized controlled trials or observational in design and evaluated the diagnostic performance of TTE in diagnosing PH in comparison to right-sided heart catheterization as a reference method. The authors report this review in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. SUB-GROUP ANALYSIS SUB-GROUP ANALYSIS FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF EXERCISE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Four studies evaluated the diagnostic value of exercise echocardiography in diagnosing PH (Supplementary figure 3). This model demonstrated that the pooled sensitivity and specificity were 68.5% (95%CI . . .
  

   

  

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