Obstructive sleep apnea and right ventricular function: A meta-analysis of speckle tracking echocardiographic studies.

ABSTRACT: The authors investigated the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and right ventricular (RV) systolic dysfunction trough a meta-analysis of echocardiographic studies providing data on RV mechanics as assessed by longitudinal strain (LS). A systematic search was conducted using PubMed, OVID-MEDLINE, and Cochrane library databases to search English-language review papers published from inception to March 31, 2022. Only studies reporting data on RV free-wall or global LS in patients with OSA of different severity and non-OSA controls were reviewed. Data of interest were pooled to obtain standard means difference (SMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI). The meta-analysis included 628 participants (436 with OSA and 192 controls) from eight studies. Compared to controls, RV free wal

SUBMITTER: Tadic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9581095 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature