Diagnostic Discrimination of Parameters Assessed
Data on a range of echocardiographic parameters was assessed, although
only indices which were reported in ≥4 studies were meta-analyzed in
this study. Three echocardiographic parameters i.e. LV end diastolic
diameter (LVEDD), LVEF and LV global longitudinal strain (LV-GLS) were
meta-analyzed from available data from 6 included studies. All TTE
measurements were able to discriminate between adult myocarditis and
control populations (p≤0.01), but with variable effect sizes. SeeFigures 3-5. None of the included studies, as visually assessed
by Funnel Plots, demonstrated to be high risk for publication bias. SeeSupplementary Material 4. Meta- Analysis Forest plots for
LVEDD, LVEF and LV-GLS are demonstrated in Figures 3-5. A
summary of the meta-analysis results is displayed in Table 2.