Table 2. Agreement between Doppler ultrasonography findings and cardiological diagnoses.
Symptom |
Doppler ultrasonography
(n = 159) |
Cardiological diagnosis
(n = 159) |
Kappa |
---|---|---|---|
Arrhythmia | 21.4% | 17.0% | 0.494 |
Pulsating flow in femoral vein | 11.3% | 5.0% | 0.098 |
Pulsus bisferiens | 12.6% | 9.4% | 0.135 |
Low peak systolic velocity | 5.7% | 4.4% | 0.079 |
Bradycardia | 6.9% | 1.9% | 0.264 |
Tachycardia | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.66 |
Pulsus alternans. | 2.5% | 0.0% | - |
Pulsus tardus et parvus | 5.0% | 3.8% | 0.104 |
Water hammer flow | 0.0% | 0.0% | - |