Risk factors for the development of premature ventricular complex-induced cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are a potentially reversible cause of heart failure. However, the characteristics of patients most likely to develop impaired left ventricular function are unclear. Hence, the objective of this study is to systematically assess risk factors for the development of PVC-induced cardiomyopathy.

Methods

We performed a structured database search of the scientific literature for studies investigating risk factors for the development of PVC-induced cardiomyopathy (PVC-CM). We investigated the reporting of PVC-CM risk factors (RF) and assessed the comparative association of the different RF using random-effect meta-analysis.

Results

A total of 26 studies (9 prospective and 17 retrospective studies) involving 16,764,641 patients

SUBMITTER: de Lavallaz JDF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333144 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature