Abstract:Background
Echocardiography is significant for the diagnosis of ruptured chordae tendineae (RCT) for which transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is always better than transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), but the diagnostic accuracy of TTE still remains confusing.
Methods
A meta-analysis of included papers was performed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of TTE and TEE, with surgical findings of RCT as the gold standard of patients with suspected RCT.
Results
The literature search yielded 862 papers, 6 me… Show more
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