DM DOC 040 Rev 1.0
ECGs for this table were taken from the Glasgow pediatric ECG database. (See
description of this database for an explanation of prevalence’s).
TYPE A STATEMENTS IN CHILDREN
ECG
FINDINGS
SENS
SPEC
POSITIVE
PRED.
VALUE
NEGATIVE
PRED.
VALUE
PREV
Normal
97.5%
97.9%
97.8%
97.7%
405/840
RVH
53.5%
94.4%
53.5%
94.4%
71/664
LVH
44.4%
95.8%
28.9%
97.4%
27/664
BVH
100%
99.1%
73.9%
100%
17/840
Possible right atrial
abnormality
100%
99.6%
96.7%
100%
89/840
Possible left atrial
abnormality
100%
99.5%
73.3%
100%
11/840
Possible biatrial
abnormality
100%
100%
100%
100%
6/840
Abnormal ventricular
conduction pathways
(Q waves)
92.8%
99.9%
96.3%
99.8%
26/840
Borderline high QRS
voltage – probable
normal variant
100%
100%
100%
100%
24/840
RVH = Right ventricular hypertrophy
LVH = Left ventricular hypertrophy
BVH = Biventricular hypertrophy
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