Key result
Echocardiographic assessment of mobile echoes on prosthetic valves showed moderate inter-observer agreement for identification (kappa = 0.38) and no agreement for labelling (kappa = 0.22).
Why the study?
What is the inter-observer variability in identifying mobile echoes on prosthetic heart valves using transoesophageal echocardiography?
Cross-Sectional
Yes
What is the inter-observer variability in identifying mobile echoes on prosthetic heart valves using transoesophageal echocardiography?
Effect estimate: kappa = 0.38
Significant inter-observer variability exists in identifying and labeling mobile echoes on prosthetic heart valves, necessitating standardized echocardiographic criteria.
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TEE identification of prosthetic valve strands shows poor reproducibility; leaves open their clinical significance pending standardized criteria.
Adrian Ionescu (1999) conducted a cross-sectional in Prosthetic heart valves. Transoesophageal echocardiography assessment was evaluated on Inter-observer agreement for the identification of any mobile echoes (kappa = 0.38). Echocardiographic assessment of mobile echoes on prosthetic valves showed moderate inter-observer agreement for identification (kappa = 0.38) and no agreement for labelling (kappa = 0.22).
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