Table 3– Diagnostic accuracy of right ventricular (RV)/left ventricular (LV)axial, RV/LV4-CH, RV/LVvolume and cardiac biomarkers for the detection of moderate right ventricular dysfunction
Sensitivity %Specificity %PPV %NPV %AUCCut-off value
RV/LVaxial838050950.871.23
RV/LV4-CH838863960.891.31
RV/LVvolume928865980.901.33
NT-pro-BNP ng·L−1757240920.801427
Troponin I g·L−1667033900.710.09
  • 4-CH: four-chamber view; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; AUC: area under the curve; NT-pro-BNP: N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide.