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% | - |