CONCLUSIONS
This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated the discriminatory value of a range of echocardiographic parameters, particularly with LV-GLS, in discriminating acute myocarditis from normal controls and highlights the potential value of early TTE in suspected cases of myocarditis. However, there is also clearly a need for further large multi-centre studies or randomized controlled trials to further characterize the sensitivity and specificity of each of the individual parameters assessed. Nonetheless, these results support the importance of echocardiography as an initial non-invasive diagnostic tool for the work-up of such populations.
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