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. 2016 Jul-Sep;15(3):205–209. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.1590/1677-5449.010015

Table 3. Agreement between tests and groups of additional cardiological findings.

Symptom Doppler ultrasonography
(n = 159)
Cardiological tests
(n = 159)
Kappa
Arrhythmia/Chagas heart disease/cardiac thrombus 21.4% 20.1% 0.464
Pulsating flow in femoral vein/tricuspid insufficiency 11.3% 25.8% 0.175
Pulsus bisferiens/aortic insufficiency 12.6% 23.3% 0.224
Low peak systolic velocity/myocardial ischemia/low ejection fraction/hypocontractility/coronary stenosis/ myocardial hypoperfusion 5.7% 24.5% -0.010
Bradycardia 6.9% 1.9% 0.264
Tachycardia 1.9% 1.9% 0.66
Pulsus alternans/myocardial ischemia/low ejection fraction/coronary stenosis/hypoperfusion 2.5% 23.3% 0.003
Pulsus tardus et parvus/aortic valve sclerosis 3.8% 12.6% 0.265
Water hammer flow 0.0% 23.3% -