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Table 1 Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value for regional PWV testing in predicting regional aortic dilatation in TAA patients.

From: Coupling between regional aortic pulse wave velocity and luminal diameters in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm: initial results from the ACTA study

Segment

sensitivity

specificity

positive predictive value

negative predictive value

S1 (n=39)

2/15

18/24

2/8

18/31

S2 (n=37)

1/6

21/32

1/11

21/26

S3 (n=40)

3/4

32/36

3/7

32/33

S4 (n=40)

0/2

32/38

0/6

32/34

S5 (n=38)

1/1

34/37

1/4

34/34