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

Table 4 Sensitivity and specificity of echo parameters to predict successful AF ablation

	Cut off	Sensitivity %	Specificity %	PPV %	NPV %	AUC (95 % CI)
LAD, mm	42	60	59	29	84	0.58 (0.50 – 0.66)
Min LAVI, mL	32	67	66	36	88	0.68 (0.60 – 0.76)
Max LAVI, mL	51	70	60	33	88	0.66 (0.58 – 0.74)
Total LAEF, %	27	27	96	67	82	0.64 (0.56 – 0.72)
Active LAEF, %	19	63	66	35	87	0.63 (0.55 – 0.71)
ePCWP, mmHg	13	77	73	44	92	0.81 (0.74 – 0.88)

AF atrial fibrillation, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, AUC area under the curve, LAD left atrial dimension, Min LAVI minimum left atrial volume index, Max LAVI maximum left atrial volume index, LAEF left atrial emptying fraction, ePCWP estimated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, CI confidence interval

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