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. 2016 Apr;51(4):344–357. doi: 10.4085/j.jacc.2016.03.527

Table 3.

Sensitivity, Specificity, and Positive Predictive Value of History, Physical Examination, and ECG to Detect Potentially Lethal Cardiac Disorders in Athlete Pre-Participation Screening

First Author (Ref. #)
Year
Sensitivity
Specificity
Positive Predictive Value
History
PE
ECG
History
PE
ECG
History
PE
ECG
Fuller et al. (70) 1997 0 17 83 98 97 98 0 0.6 3.4
Wilson et al. (71) 2008 0 100 98 99 0 22.5
Bessem et al. (72) 2009 25 0 75 95 97 93 4 0 9.0
Hevia et al. (73) 2009 0 0 100 99 100 94 0 0 2.7
Baggish et al. (47) 2010 0 33 66 96 98 84 0 0 2.4
Magalski et al. (74) 2011 44 11 100 75 95 91 0 1 9.5
Fudge et al. (35) 2014 40 0 100 69 90 95 0.5 8 6.9
Price et al. (75) 2014 20 40 100 88 96 97 0.4 3 8.1
Menafoglio et al. (76) 2014 0 0 100 99 99 96 0 0 9.5

Values are %. Adapted with permission from Harmon et al. (37). ECG = electrocardiogram; PE = physical examination.