Table 2

Detailed results of the difference in echocardiographic outcomes

Echocardiographic parameters related to LVDDNo of studiesWMD (95% CI)zP valueI2P value (heterogeneity)
E/A ratio10−0.0493 (−0.0827 to −0.0158)−2.890.003938.1%0.1042
Peak E velocity (E)71.7752 (−1.1352 to 4.6856)1.200.231970.1%0.0027
e’5−1.3650 (−1.8167 to −0.9132)−5.92<0.000149.9%0.0920
Peak A velocity (A)72.1243 (0.1131 to 4.1355)2.070.03840.0%0.9879
E/e’ ratio82.1016 (1.7175 to 2.4857)10.72<0.000146.2%0.0717
Deceleration time60.4633 (−8.7358 to 9.6624)0.100.921447.4%0.0908
LAVImax52.5761 (1.3404 to 3.8118)4.09<0.000162.5%0.0308
LVMI93.7194 (1.9658 to 5.4730)4.16<0.00010.0%0.8706
  • Bold font represents significant differences (p value <0.05).

  • e’, mean mitral annular diastolic velocity ; LAVImax, left atrial maximum volume index; LVDD, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; WMD, weighted mean difference.