The clinical value of hepatojugular reflux on congestive heart failure: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatojugular reflux is a cardiac physical examination with a long history of use in heart failure diagnosis across many clinical settings. However, the development of new diagnostic methods has thrown the clinical role of hepatojugular reflux into question. Our meta-analysis aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of hepatojugular reflux and assess its usefulness in diagnosing congestive heart failure among at-risk patients.

Methods

This meta-analysis of studies reporting diagnostic hepatojugular reflux values of patients at risk for congestive heart failure followed PRISMA guidelines. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, CENTRAL, and Google Scholar for eligible studies from inception through February 1, 2021. After QUADAS-2 quality assessment, we cond

SUBMITTER: Iwata H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9634136 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature