The predictive value of right ventricle speckle tracking echocardiography in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a critical predictor of adverse outcomes in cardiac surgery patients. The assessment of right ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) echo has emerged as a promising tool for detecting early RV dysfunction. This meta-analysis evaluates the predictive value of RV GLS in these patients.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was conducted. The primary outcomes included pooled diagnostic performance measures, including sensitivity, specificity, and the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR). A multiple-cutoff model was employed to determine the optimal RV-GLS threshold.

Results

Ten observational studies involving 583 patients were included. RV-GLS demonstrated strong diagnostic accuracy, with a pooled area under the summary r

SUBMITTER: Al-Shammari AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12822055 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature