Doppler trans-thoracic echocardiography for detection of pulmonary hypertension in adults

CONCLUSIONS: Our evidence assessment of echocardiography for the diagnosis of PH in adult patients revealed several limitations. We were unable to determine the average sensitivity and specificity at any particular index test threshold and to explain the observed variability in results. The high heterogeneity of the collected data and the poor methodological quality would constrain the implementation of this result into clinical practice. Further studies relative to the accuracy of Doppler trans-thoracic echocardiography for the diagnosis of PH in adults, that apply a rigorous methodology for conducting diagnostic test accuracy studies, are needed.PMID:35532166 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD012809.pub2
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research