Validation of Echocardiographic Measurements in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism in the RIETE Registry

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Background  In acute pulmonary embolism (PE), echocardiographic identification of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction will inform prognostication and clinical decision-making. Registro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbolica (RIETE) is the world's largest registry of patients with objectively confirmed PE. The reliability of site-reported RV echocardiographic measurements is unknown. We aimed to validate site-reported key RV echocardiographic measurements in the RIETE registry. Methods  Fifty-one randomly chosen patients in RIETE who had transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) performed for acute PE were included. TTEs were de-identified and analyzed by a core laboratory of two independent observers blinded to site-reported data. To investigate reliability, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and Bland-Altman plots between the two observers, and between an average of the two observers and the RIETE site-reported data were obtained. Results  Core laboratory interobserver variations were very limited with correlation coefficients >0.8 for all TTE parameters. Agreement was substantial between core laboratory observers and site-reported data for key parameters including tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (ICC 0.728; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.594-0.862) and pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (ICC 0.726; 95% CI, 0.601-0.852). Agreement on right-to-left ventricular diameter ratio (ICC 0.739; 95% CI, 0.443-1.000) was validated, although missing data limited the precision of the estimates. Bland-Altman plots showed differences close to zero. Conclusion  We showed substantial reliability of key RV site-reported measurements in the RIETE registry. Ascertaining the validity of such data adds confidence and reliability for subsequent investigations.

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E-Artikel

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

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TH open : companion journal to thrombosis and haemostasis - 8(2024), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite e1-e8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lyhne, Mads Dam [VerfasserIn]
Bikdeli, Behnood [VerfasserIn]
Dudzinski, David M [VerfasserIn]
Muriel-García, Alfonso [VerfasserIn]
Kabrhel, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Sancho-Bueso, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-David, Esther [VerfasserIn]
Lobo, José Luis [VerfasserIn]
Alonso-Gómez, Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Jiménez, David [VerfasserIn]
Monreal, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
RIETE Investigators [VerfasserIn]

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Echocardiography
Journal Article
Pulmonary circulation
Reliability
Right ventricular function
Validity

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Date Revised 11.01.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1055/s-0043-1777765

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NLM366876104