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. 2021 Jun 10;117(5):954–964. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20200920

Table 4. – Reproducibility for LV ejection fraction, TAPSE and coronary artery internal diameter.

Parameter Bias 95% limits of agreement ICC
Intraobserver variability
LVEF (%) 0.2 -1.82 a 2.22 1
TAPSE (cm) -0.09 -0.42 a 0.24 0.92
LMCA (mm) 0 -0.01 a 0.02 0.9
LDCA (mm) 0 -0.01 a 0.01 1
LCCA (mm) 0 -0.02 a 0.01 0.95
RCA (mm) 0 -0.01 a 0.01 0.98
Interobserver variability
LV ejection fraction (%) 0.4 -3.95 a 4.75 0.98
TAPSE (cm) -0.08 -0.49 a 0.33 0.85
LMCA (mm) 0.01 -0.01 a 0.02 0.9
LDCA (mm) 0 -0.02 a 0.02 1
LCCA (mm) 0 -0.02 a 0.03 0.99
RCA (mm) 0 -0.02 a 0.01 0.98

LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; TAPSE: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; LMCA: left main coronary artery; LDCA: left descending coronary artery; LCCA: left circumflex coronary artery; RCA: right coronary artery.