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Table 2 Evaluation of akinesia/hypokinesia and left ventricular ejection fraction < 55 % as screening tests for coronary artery disease

From: Diagnostic accuracy of resting left ventricular akinesia/hypokinesia in predicting abnormal coronary angiography

 

Akinesia/Hypokinesia

EF < 55 %

Estimate (95 % CI)

Estimate (95 % CI)

Sensitivity (%)

87.2 (74.8–94.0)

88.9 (76.5–95.2)

Specificity (%)

41.5 (29.2–54.9)

41.8 (29.7–55.0)

PPV (%)

56.9 (45.4–67.7)

55.6 (44.1–66.5)

NPV (%)

78.6 (60.5–89.8)

82.1 (64.4–92.1)

DA (%)

63.0 (53.2–71.8)

63.6 (53.8–72.4)

LRP

1.5 (1.4–1.6)

1.5 (1.4–1.6)

LRN

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

0.3 (0.2–0.4)

DOR

4.8 (1.8–13.4)

5.8 (2.0–16.8)

  1. EF ejection fraction, CI confidence intervals, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, DA diagnostic accuracy, LRP likelihood ratio of a positive test, LRN likelihood ratio of a negative test, DOR diagnostic odds ratio
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