Table 4 Comparisons between echocardiographic findings and Stemoscope tele-auscultation/acoustic in-person auscultation findings (Stemoscope tele-auscultation results of three cardiologists were combined)
From: Real-world evaluation of the Stemoscope electronic tele-auscultation system
Stemoscope tele-auscultation vs. acoustic in-person auscultation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Systolic murmurs | Diastolic murmurs | |||
Abnormal | Normal | Abnormal | Normal | |
Echocardiography | ||||
Abnormal | 50 vs. 48 | 3 vs. 4 | 7 vs. 6 | 5 vs. 5 |
Normal | 3 vs. 4 | 0 vs. 0 | 3 vs. 4 | 0 vs. 0 |
Agreement | 89% vs. 86% | 47% vs. 40% | ||
Sensitivity | 94% vs. 92% | 58% vs. 55% | ||