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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 Mar 11;34(8):839–850.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2021.03.002

Table 4b.

Diagnostic Performance of Echo RV Parameters for Right Ventricular Hypertrophy (Validation Cohort)

AUC (95% CI) Cutoff Sensitivity Specificity Accuracy PPV NPV
ASE Guideline Recommended Wall Thickness Cutoff
Subcostal RV free wall (cm) - 5.00mm 30.6% 98.0% 64.6% 93.8% 59.0%
Cohort-Derived Wall Thickness Cutoffs
Proximal RVOT wall thickness (mm) Male 0.74 (0.60–0.88) 3.55mm 47.9% 81.6% 64.9% 71.9% 61.5%
Female 0.77 (0.63–0.90) 3.40mm
4-chamber RV free wall thickness (mm) Male 0.64 (0.49–0.79) 3.75mm 60.4% 68.0% 64.2% 64.4% 64.2%
Female 0.80 (0.66–0.93) 3.60mm
Subcostal RV free wall thickness (mm) Male 0.67 (0.52–0.82) 3.65mm 65.3% 76.0% 70.7% 72.7% 69.1%
Female 0.84 (0.73–0.95) 3.65mm
Echo-quantified RV mass
Echo-quantified RV mass (grams) Male 0.85 (0.74–0.95) 31.9g 75.5% 74.0% 74.7% 74.0% 75.5%
Female 0.88 (0.78–0.97) 25.3g