TABLE 2.
Specificity, sensitivity, negative predictive value (NPV), positive predictive value (PPV), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), and negative likelihood ratio (NLR) for the four statistically significant TTE parameters, as per the Kaplan–Meier (KM) plot analyses regarding 0–24‐month mortality
| sPAP | mTR | PAAT | IVCnrc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specificity | 0.829 | 0.853 | 0.545 | 0.524 |
| 95% CI | 0.679–0.928 | 0.689–0.950 | 0.3221–0.756 | 0.298–0.743 |
| Sensitivity | 0.538 | 0.485 | 0.167 | 0.227 |
| 95% CI | 0.334–0.734 | 0.308–0.665 | 0.0637–0.328 | 0.115–0.378 |
| NPV | 0.739 | 0.630 | 0.286 | 0.244 |
| PPV | 0.667 | 0.762 | 0.310 | 0.500 |
| PLR | 3.15 | 3.3 | 0.37 | 0.48 |
| NLR | 0.56 | 0.6 | 1.53 | 1.48 |
Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; IVCnrc, no respiratory changes in the inferior vena cava; mTR, measurable tricuspid valve regurgitation; PAAT, pulmonary artery acceleration time; sPAP, systolic pulmonary artery pressure.