Improved cardiovascular diagnostic accuracy by pocket size imaging device in non-cardiologic outpatients: the NaUSiCa (Naples Ultrasound Stethoscope in Cardiology) study

Table 3 Concordance of the main findings between PSID and standard echo machine.

Pathologic Finding	K Overall (n = 304)	K Experts (n = 102)	K Beginners (n = 202)
Overall	0.67	0.84	0.58
↓ LV EF	0.89	0.91	0.87
↑ wall thickness	0.9	0.91	0.88
LA dilation	0.77	0.88	0.68
AO root dilation	0.95	1	0.91
RV dilation	0.87	0.9	0.81
IVC Dilation	0.96	1	0.79
Valve calcification	1	1	1
Pericardial effusion	1	1	1
Pleural effusion	1	1	1
ULC	0.94	1	0.91
MR	0.9	0.95	0.87
AR	0.94	1,00	0.91
TR	0.93	0.95	0.92

Comparison K Experts vs. Beginners by Mantel-Haenszel test
AO = Aortic, AR = Aortic regurgitation, EF = Ejection fraction, IVC = Inferior vena cava, LV = Left ventricular, MR = Mitral regurgitation, RV = Right ventricular, TR = Tricuspid regurgitation, ULC = Ultrasound lung comets

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