Aortic Stenosis: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: None written.

The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Aortic Stenosis are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Sensitive and Specific Findings

100%

85%

Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564

Specific Findings

Finding	Sensitivity	Specificity	Comments, Study
Pulsus Tardus Duplicate	38%	100%	slow rise of carotid pulse. Other studies in the meta-analysis gave +LR 2.8 -LR 0.18, 6.4 and .73. This study had grade "A" quality. Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564
Late-Peaking Systolic Murmur	69%	99%	Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564
Decreased S2 Duplicate	56%	99%	Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564

Sensitive Findings

Finding	Sensitivity	Specificity	Comments, Study
Murmur	100%	58%	i.e. presence of any murmur Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564
Murmur Decreases with Valsalva	100%	17%	Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564
Murmur Radiates to Right Carotid	97%	31%	Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564
Pulsus Tardus Duplicate	88%	69%	Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564

Poorly Diagnostic Findings

72%

77%

Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564

83%

67%

Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564