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Table 5 Predictive accuracies of different estimated pulmonary capillary wedge pressures to predict successful AF ablation

From: Estimated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography predicts successful ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

ePCWP Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
10 mmHg 32 (24 – 40) 100 (100 – 100) 100 (100 – 100) 29 (21 – 37)
11 mmHg 42 (34 – 50) 90 (85 – 95) 94 (90 – 98) 30 (22 – 38)
12 mmHg 54 (46 – 62) 87 (81 – 93) 93 (89 – 97) 34 (26 – 42)
13 mmHg 72 (64 – 80) 77 (70 – 84) 92 (87 – 97) 44 (36 – 52)
14 mmHg 82 (76 – 88) 60 (52 – 68) 88 (83 – 93) 49 (41 – 57)
15 mmHg 87 (81 – 92) 47 (39 – 55) 85 (79 – 91) 50 (42 – 58)
16 mmHg 92 (87 – 97) 34 (26 – 42) 83 (77 – 89) 53 (45 – 61)
17 mmHg 96 (93 – 99) 30 (22 – 38) 82 (76 – 88) 69 (61 – 77)
18 mmHg 98 (96 – 100) 24 (17 – 31) 80 (73 – 87) 77 (70 – 84)
19 mmHg 100 (100 – 100) 10 (5 – 15) 79 (72 – 86) 100 (100 – 100)
  1. Data are percentages. Numbers in parentheses are 95 % confidence intervals. AF atrial fibrillation, ePCWP estimated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value
  2. Note that the positive predictive values are useful to estimate the probability of successful AF ablation