Table 5.
Day‐to‐day intraoperator repeatability (echocardiographic recording reproducibility) from 10 randomly selected dogs that had 2 echocardiographic examinations 48 hours apart
| Echocardiographic indices (normalized) | CV (%) | RC95% a |
|---|---|---|
| LVIDd2DE, Lx (cm/kg0.316) | 1.8 | 0.07 |
| LVIDd2DE, Sx (cm/kg0.316) | 3.6 | 0.14 |
| LVIDdMM, Sx (cm/kg0.299) | 5.9 | 0.23 |
| LVIDd2DE, Lx/AoD | 4.0 | 0.26 |
| LVAd2DE, Sx (cm2/m2) | 6.4 | 2.56 |
| LVVd2DE, Lx (mL/kg) | 8.5 | 0.53 |
| LVIDs2DE, Lx (cm/kg0.351) | 4.7 | 0.11 |
| LVIDs2DE, Sx (cm/kg0.392) | 5.8 | 0.11 |
| LVIDsMM, Sx (cm/kg0.387) | 4.9 | 0.10 |
| LVAs2DE, Sx (cm2/m2) | 13.4 | 2.11 |
| LVVs2DE, Lx (mL/kg) | 10.5 | 0.22 |
| FS2DE, Lx (%) | 11.1 | 9.60 |
| FS2DE, Sx (%) | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| FSMM, Sx (%) | 10.2 | 9.60 |
| FAC2DE, Sx (%) | 10.4 | 17.6 |
| EF2DE, Lx (%) | 4.5 | 8.20 |
| LAD2DE, Lx (cm/kg0.309) | 2.8 | 0.10 |
| LAD/AoD2DE, Lx | 4.3 | 0.27 |
| LA/Ao2DE, Sx | 11.0 | 0.44 |
| LAV2DE, Lx (mL/kg) | 8.7 | 0.26 |
Note: Coefficients of variation values greater than 10% are in bold.
Abbreviations: CV, coefficient of variation; RC95%, 95% repeatability coefficient. See Table 1 for the remainder of the abbreviations key.
a
Note the RC is in the same unit as the echocardiographic index.