Myocardial contrast echocardiography predicts major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in the population after percutaneous coronary intervention-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing studies demonstrated that myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE), which provides residual myocardial viability (MV) information, is an effective long-term prognostic tool. However, the specific prognostic value of microvascular perfusion (MVP) parameters detected by contemporary intravenous MCE (IV-MCE) remains to be fully elucidated. Moreover, there is ongoing debate regarding the optimal quantitative diagnostic indicator measured by IV-MCE, including A, β, and myocardial blood flow (MBF), for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs). This study aims to identify the most effective IV-MCE parameter for predicting MACCEs through a comprehensive meta-analysis.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive search for retrospective or prosp

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12432652 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature