SynthesisEchocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)2021
Relationship between echocardiographic tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion and mortality in COVID-19 patients: A Meta-analysis.
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- Relationship between echocardiographic tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion and mortality in COVID-19 patients: A Meta-analysis.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) · 2021Pooled it
- Aortic valve calcification in echocardiography is a prognostic factor for short-term adverse outcomes in elderly patients with severe COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Unsupervised machine learning demonstrates the prognostic value of TAPSE/PASP ratio among hospitalized patients with COVID-19.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- The quality, safety, feasibility, and interpretive accuracy of echocardiographic and lung ultrasound assessment of COVID-19 patients using a hand-held ultrasound.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe evaluation of the tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) is recommended to assess the right ventricular (RV) systolic function. We performed an updated meta-analysis of the association between TAPSE and short-term mortality in COVID-19 patients.
methodsMEDLINE and Scopus databases were searched to locate all the articles published up to May 1, 2021, reporting data on TAPSE among COVID-19 survivors and non-survivors. The difference of TAPSE between the two groups was expressed as mean difference (MD) with the corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) using the Mantel-Haenszel random effects model. Both Q value and I
resultsTwelve studies, enrolling 1272 COVID-19 patients (778 males, mean age 69.3 years), met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. Non-survivors had a lower TAPSE compared to survivors (MD = -3.089 mm, 95% CI = -4.087 to -2.091, p < 0.0001, I
conclusionCOVID-19 non-survivors have a lower TAPSE when compared to survivors, especially in COPD subjects. Current data suggest that the TAPSE assessment may provide useful information regarding the short-term prognosis of COVID-19 patients during the infection.
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