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Aortic Stenosis: Sensitivity and Specificity

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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

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Brachioradial Delay Edit 100%85%

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

Specific Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Pulsus Tardus
Duplicate Edit
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 Edit 69%99%

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

Decreased S2
Duplicate Edit
56%99%

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

Sensitive Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Murmur Edit 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 Edit 100%17%

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

Murmur Radiates to Right Carotid Edit 97%31%

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

Pulsus Tardus
Duplicate Edit
88%69%

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

Poorly Diagnostic Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Decreased S2
Duplicate Edit
72%77%

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

S4 Edit 83%67%

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