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Meta-Analysis
. 2024 Jan;52(1):3000605231220871.
doi: 10.1177/03000605231220871.

Efficacy and safety of modified Valsalva maneuver for treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: a meta-analysis

Zhao Lu  1 , Jieyun Zhu  1 , Min Gao  1 , Qiuyun Song  1 , Dongzan Pan  1 , Chunli Huang  1 , Liangfeng Zhu  1 , Yin Shen  1
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Meta-Analysis

Efficacy and safety of modified Valsalva maneuver for treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: a meta-analysis

Zhao Lu et al. J Int Med Res. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of the modified versus standard Valsalva maneuver in the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT).

Methods: The PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, WanFang Data, and VIP electronic databases were searched to identify studies comparing the modified and standard Valsalva maneuvers in the treatment of PSVT from database inception to 1 May 2023. Two reviewers independently screened the literature, extracted the data, and assessed the risk of bias of all included studies.

Results: Nineteen randomized controlled trials involving 2527 patients with PSVT were included. The overall rate of cardioversion was higher in the modified than standard Valsalva group (risk ratio [RR] = 1.80, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.61-2.01), as was the success rate of cardioversion after a single Valsalva maneuver (RR = 2.05, 95% CI = 1.74-2.41). There was no statistically significant difference in adverse reactions between the two groups (RR = 1.07, 95% CI = 0.82-1.38).

Conclusion: Current evidence suggests that the modified Valsalva maneuver can significantly improve the success rate of cardioversion in patients with PSVT without increasing adverse reactions. The modified Valsalva maneuver is therefore worth promoting and should be considered as a routine first treatment.INPLASY registration number: 2023100092.

Keywords: Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia; cardioversion; meta-analysis; modified Valsalva maneuver; randomized controlled trial; systematic review.

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Declaration of conflicting interestsThe authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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Flowchart depicting literature screening process.
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Forest plots comparing success rates of two study groups.
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Sensitivity analysis of overall success rate of cardioversion.
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Funnel plot of publication bias among all included studies.
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