LVEF, Volume Status, Pericardial, and Pleural Effusion:
The apical-3-chamber assessment of LVEF (κ =1, p<0.001, all
levels of severity), were identical in their agreement. The measurements
of parasternal/long LVEF (κ =0.66, p<0.001), parasternal/short
LVEF (κ =0.76, p<0.001), apical 4-chamber LVEF (κ =0.72,
p<0.001) were moderate in their agreement.
For the assessment of pleural effusion (κ =1, p<0.001, all
levels of severity), pericardial effusion (κ =1, p<0.001, all
levels of severity), and the diagnosis (κ =0.96, p<0.001) they
were identical or nearly identical in their agreement.
The assessment of volume status (utilizing the IVC), euvolemic, and
overloaded (κ =0.83, p<0.001) were strong in their agreement.