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Table 3 Detailed description of dichotomous results is shown

From: Assessment of cardiac pathology by point-of-care ultrasonography performed by a novice examiner is comparable to the gold standard

Expert findings

(n = 102)

No pathology

19 (18.6%)

Left ventricular failure + left ventricular dilatation

9 (8.8%)

Aortic stenosis

8 (7.8%)

Left ventricular hypertrophy + aortic stenosis

8 (7.8%)

Left ventricular failure

7 (6.9%)

Right ventricular dilatation

7 (6.9%)

Pericardial effusion

5 (4.9%)

Left ventricular hypertrophy

5 (4.9%)

Left ventricular dilatation + right ventricular dilatation + left ventricular failure

5 (4.9%)

Left ventricular hypertrophy + left ventricular failure

5 (4.9%)

Pericardial effusion + left ventricular hypertrophy + aortic stenosis

4 (3.9%)

Left ventricular dilatation + left ventricular failure + aortic stenosis

4 (3.9%)

Pericardial effusion + aortic stenosis

3 (2.9%)

Right ventricular dilatation + left ventricular failure

3 (2.9%)

Left ventricular dilatation

2 (2.0%)

Right ventricular dilatation + left ventricular hypertrophy + aortic stenosis

1 (1.0%)

Pericardial effusion + left ventricular hypertrophy + left ventricular failure

1 (1.0%)

Pericardial effusion + left ventricular failure + aortic stenosis

1 (1.0%)

Left ventricular dilatation + right ventricular dilatation + left ventricular failure + aortic stenosis

1 (1.0%)

Pericardial effusion + right ventricular dilatation + left ventricular hypertrophy + aortic stenosis

1 (1.0%)

Left ventricular hypertrophy + left ventricular failure + aortic stenosis

1 (1.0%)

Right ventricular dilatation + aortic stenosis

1 (1.0%)

Left ventricular dilatation + left ventricular hypertrophy + left ventricular failure

1 (1.0%)

  1. Assessments were made from images obtained by a novice examiner by an expert in cardiology and echocardiography.