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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.

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
Pulsus Tardus
Duplicate Edit		 88%69%

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

Ascites

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
Pulsus Tardus
Duplicate Edit		 88%69%

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

Blood Test

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
Pulsus Tardus
Duplicate Edit		 88%69%

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

Hematologic

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
Pulsus Tardus
Duplicate Edit		 88%69%

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

Physical Exam

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
S4 Edit 83%67%

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

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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
Decreased S2
Duplicate Edit		 56%99%

Study: JAMA. 1997;277(7):564-571. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/277/7/564
Decreased S2
Duplicate Edit		 72%77%

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
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

 

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