Interobserver and intraobserver variability of the pulsed wave tissue Doppler measurements
Variability (%) | Coefficient of repeatability (cm/s) | |||
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Position | Inter | Intra | Inter | Intra |
Left lateral | ||||
S′ | 5.18 | 4.54 | 0.53 | 0.38 |
E′ | 5.68 | 4.02 | 0.70 | 0.56 |
A′ | 9.80 | 5.38 | 1.48 | 0.63 |
Septum | ||||
S′ | 5.31 | 4.47 | 0.44 | 0.47 |
E′ | 7.07 | 7.76 | 1.06 | 1.16 |
A′ | 8.86 | 6.31 | 0.99 | 1.05 |
Right lateral | ||||
S′ | 2.98 | 3.08 | 0.38 | 0.40 |
E′ | 4.58 | 3.89 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
A′ | 2.89 | 3.09 | 0.49 | 0.63 |
A′, peak late diastolic velocity; E′, peak early diastolic velocity; S′, peak systolic velocity.