Predicting Sustained Ventricular Arrhythmias in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

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  Figure 1. Flowchart of search results and selection process.

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  Figure 2. Quality assessment using Quality in Prognostic Studies tool of 51 articles included in the systematic review and meta‐analysis.

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  Figure 3. Summary of meta‐analysis. Pooled hazard ratios with 95% CIs are plotted. Results are grouped in ‘Demographics and History', ‘Electrophysiology' and ‘Imaging'. For references and individual study data, see Supporting Information, Data S1 . CI, confidence interval; EPS, electrophysiological study; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; LVEDD, left ventricular end‐diastolic diameter; LVEDV, left ventricular end‐diastolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESV, left ventricular end‐systolic volume; NYHA, New York Heart Association; OHCA, out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest; sVT, sustained ventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia. For reference numbering see supplemental references

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  Figure 4. Title: Predictors of sustained ventricular arrhythmias in non‐ischaemic DCM. Caption: summarized findings of the systematic review and meta‐analysis. Abbreviations: see text. (Figure 4 is central illustration).