Research Article
Performance of a Simplified Wall Motion Score Index Method for Noncardiologists to Assess Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Table 1
Percent concordance between RNA/BIP and participant estimates for each method and for each patient.
| | Type of observer | BMA | 234C | Sig best | | Patient | Visual | SQ | Visual | SQ | BMA/234C | Method |
| | Professional | () | () | () | () | | | | Patient 1 () | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | NS | NS | | Patient 2 () | 81.3 | 50.0 | 81.3 | 75.0 | NS | NS | | Patient 3 () | 81.3 | 93.8 | 75.0 | 75.0 | NS | NS | | Patient 4 () | 56.3 | 81.3 | 75.0 | 81.3 | NS | NS | | Patient 5 () | 94.8 | 94.8 | 87.5 | 81.3 | NS | NS | | Patient 6 () | 100 | 100 | 93.8 | 93.8 | NS | NS |
| | Novice | () | () | () | () | | | | Patient 1 () | 82.5 | 52.5 | 86.4 | 69.6 | 234C | Visual | | Patient 2 () | 20.4 | 4.0 | 93.3 | 60.2 | 234C | Visual | | Patient 3 () | 53.9 | 84.8 | 60.2 | 67.3 | NS | SQ | | Patient 4 () | 65.7 | 86.3 | 63.1 | 75.2 | NS | SQ | | Patient 5 () | 90.4 | 96.1 | 63.1 | 70.6 | BMA | NS | | Patient 6 () | 93.2 | 98.0 | 67.6 | 83.0 | BMA | SQ |
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Sig best: significant best method with a value ≤0.05; NS: nonsignificant.
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