Table 2.
Diagnostic utilities for detection of arrhythmias (all defined types∗) versus no arrhythmias of long-term ECG recordings by the automatic algorithm system and by general practitioners.
| Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive predictive value | Negative predictive value | Accuracy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 95% CI | Value | 95% CI | Value | 95% CI | Value | 95% CI | Value | 95% CI | |
| Interpretation by the automatic algorithm system | 100% | 54-100% | 75% | 19-99% | 86% | 42-100% | 100% | 29-100% | 90% | 56-100% |
| Interpretation by general practitioners (GPs) | 98% | 95-99% | 75% | 68-82% | 85% | 81-89% | 96% | 91-99% | 89% | 85-92% |
∗Atrial fibrillation/flutter, ventricular tachycardia, and supraventricular tachycardia.