Association between late gadolinium enhancement and outcome in dilated cardiomyopathy: A meta-analysis

Figure 1  Flow diagram of the selection of articles.

Figure 2  The forest plot of risk of adverse outcomes in dilated cardiomyopathy patients with the presence of late gadolinium enhancement.

Figure 3 The forest plot of association between extent, location, and pattern of late gadolinium enhancement and adverse outcomes. A: Association between extent of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and adverse outcomes; B: Association between locations of LGE and all-cause mortality; C: Association between locations of LGE and composite endpoint; D: Association between patterns of LGE and all-cause mortality; E: Association between patterns of LGE and composite endpoint; F: Association between the positive of LGE and arrhythmic events in different ranges of left ventricular ejection fraction.