Table 2.
Values of right atrial area or right atrial area index and HR with 95% CI from the publications included in the meta-analysis
| Authors | Right atrial size | Changing amplitude | Events (n) | HR (95% CI) | ||
| All-cause mortality | Composite endpoint | All-cause mortality | Composite endpoint | |||
| RAA (cm2, m±SD) | ||||||
| Moceri et al15 | 21.1±6.1 | Per 10 cm2 | 19 | NA | 3.59 (1.92 to 6.72) | |
| Park et al26 | 22.5±9.4 | Per 9.4 cm2 | 12 | 20 | 1.36 (0.85 to 2.18) | 1.45 (1.02 to 2.05) |
| Murata et al27 | 18±5 | Per 1 cm2 | NA | 19 | NA | 1.20 (1.06 to 1.34) |
| Badagliacca et al28 | 31±10 | Per 1 cm2 | NA | 54 | NA | 1.04 (1.01 to 1.06) |
| Stepnowska et al31 | 29±11(died) vs 19±6 (survival) | Per 1 cm2 | 9 | NA | 1.08 (1.02 to 1.14) | NA |
| Bai et al32 | 28.2±7.3 (with events) vs 17.9±4.2 (without events) | Per 1 cm2 | NA | 20 | NA | 1.13 (1.08 to 1.18) |
| Kawamukai et al33 | 18.0±8.0 (with events) vs 19.8±6.9 (without events) | Per 1 cm2 | NA | 18 | NA | 0.97 (0.90 to 1.02) |
| RAAI (cm2/m, m±SD) | ||||||
| Raymond et al14 | 19.9±6.6 | Per 5 cm2 | 20 | 41 | 1.54 (1.13 to 2.10) | 1.33 (1.06 to 1.66) |
| Mathai et al24 | 14.0±5.5 | Per 1 cm2 | 25 | NA | 1.11 (1.02 to 1.19) | NA |
| Haddad et al25 | NA | Per 5 cm2 | NA | 27 | NA | 1.81 (1.44 to 2.28) |
| Mazurek et al29 | 13.0±4.4 | Per 1 cm2 | 18 | NA | 0.98 (0.62 to 1.56) | NA |
| Amsallem et al30 | 12.1±4.7 | Per 4.7 cm2 | NA | 88 | NA | 1.37 (1.20 to 1.57) |
NA, not available; RAA, right atrial area; RAAI, right atrial area index.