Original Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Cardiol. May 26, 2010; 2(5): 118-124
Published online May 26, 2010. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v2.i5.118
Table 4 Diagnostic performances of ECG versus heart sounds in 59 patients (40 men, 19 women)
ParameterGroupSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)PLRNLR
ST depressionAll29 (CI 17-46)92 (CI 75-98)3.68 (CI 0.88-15.3)0.77 (CI 0.60-0.98)
ST depressionMen28 (CI 14-48)93 (CI 70-99)4.2 (CI 0.57-30.9)0.77 (CI 0.58-1.02)
ST depressionWomen33 (CI 12-65)90 (CI 60-98)3.33 (CI 0.42-26.58)0.74 (CI 0.45-1.23)
S4 presentAll53 (CI 37-69)92 (CI 75-98)6.62 (CI 1.7-25.9)0.51 (CI 0.35-0.74)
S4 presentMen52 (CI 34-70)93 (CI 70-99)7.8 (CI 1.13-53.8)0.51 (CI 0.34-0.79)
S4 presentWomen56 (CI 27-81)90 (CI 60-98)5.56 (CI 0.79-39.01)0.49 (CI 0.23-1.06)
S4 or ST-depressionAll68 (CI 51-81)84 (CI 65-94)4.23 (CI 1.7-10.7)0.39 (CI 0.23-0.65)