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Table 3 Summary table with pooled results

From: Tissue Doppler imaging for diagnosis of coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcome

Primary analysis*

Sensitivity analysis of studies using angiography to diagnose or exclude CAD*

N of studies

N of patients

Pooled Results – MD(95% CI); I2

N of studies

N of patients

Pooled Results – MD(95% CI); I2

Pre-stress

Maximum systolic velocity

5

200

−0.66 (−0.98 to −0.34); 46%

3

132

−0.54 (−0.91 to −0.17); 44%

Maximum early diatolic velocity

6

314

−0.94 (−2.02 to 0.14); 88%

4

246

−0.89 (−2.52 to 0.74); 89%

Maximum late diastolic velocity

6

314

−0.79 (−1.72 to 0.13); 77%

4

246

−0.13 (−0.61 to 0.35); 0%

Post-stress

Maximum systolic velocity

3

164

−2.64 (−5.47 to 0.19); 90%

2

133

−3.66 (−7.23 to −0.10); 87%

Maximum early diatolic velocity

3

173

−1.91 (−2.74 to −1.09); 0%

2

142

−1.45 (−2.53 to −0.38); 0%

Maximum late diastolic velocity

3

173

−1.57 (−2.95 to −0.18); 66%

2

142

−2.30 (−3.32 to −1.28); 0%

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, MD mean difference.
  2. * Fixed-effects model when I2 < 50% and random-effects model when I2 ≥ 50%.