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Table 1 Sensitivity and specificity: patients have cardiogenic dyspnea if the values of the different parameters are over the threshold value

From: Assessment of left ventricular diastolic pressure in the emergency room and intensive care unit: a new Doppler index

 

E/a threshold 1.5a

E/Vp threshold 2b

E/Ea threshold 10b

E/DTE threshold 0.5b

Se

27%

72%

75%

96%

Spe

89%

90%

87%

93%

  1. aFor patients in sinus rhythm. bFor all patients.
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