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Table 3 Intraclass correlation coefficient for 3D STE derived parameters testing intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility under sinus or AF rhythm

From: Left atrial morpho-functional remodeling in atrial fibrillation assessed by three dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography and its value in atrial fibrillation screening

ICC

Interobserver variability

Intraobserver variability

Parameters

Sinus rhythm

AF rhythm

Sinus rhythm

AF rhythm

LAVmin(ml)

0.950 (0.926 ~ 0.967)

0.963 (0.921 ~ 0.982)

0.994 (0.991 ~ 0.996)

0.993 (0.986 ~ 0.997)

LAVmax(ml)

0.964 (0.943 ~ 0.977)

0.961 (0.919 ~ 0.981)

0.993 (0.989 ~ 0.995)

0.997 (0.994 ~ 0.999)

LAVpreA(ml)

0.945 (0.918 ~ 0.964)

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0.978 (0.966 ~ 0.985)

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LAVImax(ml/m2)

0.962 (0.940 ~ 0.976)

0.966 (0.929 ~ 0.984)

0.993 (0.989 ~ 0.995)

0.998 (0.995 ~ 0.999)

LAEV(ml)

0.850 (0.781 ~ 0.899)

0.799 (0.620 ~ 0.899)

0.967 (0.950 ~ 0.978)

0.903 (0.804 ~ 0.954)

LAEF(%)

0.863 (0.799 ~ 0.908)

0.657 (0.392 ~ 0.821)

0.968 (0.951 ~ 0.979)

0.855 (0.769 ~ 0.945)

LASr(%)

0.818 (0.733 ~ 0.877)

0.596 (0.305 ~ 0.785)

0.877 (0.818 ~ 0.918)

0.852 (0.708 ~ 0.929)

LAScd(%)

0.664 (0.531 ~ 0.766)

0.596 (0.305 ~ 0.785)

0.643 (0.502 ~ 0.750)

0.852 (0.708 ~ 0.929)

LASct(%)

0.753 (0.647 ~ 0.831)

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0.861 (0.796 ~ 0.907)

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LASrc(%)

0.850 (0.780 ~ 0.972)

0.705 (0.464 ~ 0.848)

0.950 (0.925 ~ 0.967)

0.908 (0.811 ~ 0.956)

LAScdc(%)

0.639 (0.498 ~ 0.747)

0.705 (0.464 ~ 0.848)

0.710 (0.589 ~ 0.800)

0.908 (0.811 ~ 0.956)

LASctc(%)

0.814 (0.730 ~ 0.874)

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0.915 (0.873 ~ 0.971)

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  1. LAVmin Minimal LA volume, LAVmax Maximal LA volume, LAVpreA LA volume at the onset of atrial contraction, LAVImax Maximal LA volume index to BSA, LAEV LA emptying volume, LAEF LA emptying fraction, pLAEF Passive LA emptying fraction, aLAEF Active LA emptying fraction, LASr Peak atrial longitudinal strain, LAScd Early diastolic longitudinal strain, LASct Late diastolic longitudinal strain, LASrc Peak atrial circumferential strain, LAScdc Early diastolic circumferential strain, LASctc Late diastolic circumferential strain
  2. All p value < 0.001