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Table 5 Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis for predictions of cardiovascular events in patients with SLE

From: Evaluation of left ventricular systolic function in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus using ultrasonic layer-specific strain technology and its association with cardiovascular events: a long-term follow-up study

Parameter

Cardiovascular events

AUC

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Cutoff point

Endocardial LS

0.746

75.6

64.0

-21.5 (%)

Mid-myocardial LS

0.677

65.3

63.6

-18.1 (%)

Epicardial LS

0.612

61.0

64.2

-17.1 (%)

LS gradient

0.705

70.2

63.4

-3.3 (%)

Endocardial CS

0.829

82.2

74.9

-29.0 (%)

Mid-myocardial CS

0.725

75.4

66.8

-18.0 (%)

Epicardial CS

0.623

58.4

70.6

-12.2 (%)

CS gradient

0.715

70.8

65.4

-17.1 (%)

  1. NOTE: AUC area under the curve, LS longitudinal strain, CS circumferential strain