Table 2

Accuracy of ECG criteria for Left and Right Atrial Enlargement as Detected by CMR

ECG Criteria
Sensitivity (%)
Specificity (%)
PPV (%)
NPV (%)

LAE

Any ECG Criteria for LAE
90
21
31
84
P > 0.11s
84
35
34
85
P mitrale
8
99
86
74
P axis < 30°
8
90
23
71
NPTF-V1 > 0.04s·mm
37
88
47
76
PPTF-aVL > 0.5 mm
44
60
30
73

RAE

Any ECG Criteria for RAE
17
96
33
91
Inferior P waves > 2.5 mm
7
100
67
90
Positive P wave in V1 > 1.5 mm
10
96
25
90

CMR: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance. ECG: Electrocardiography. PPV: Positive predictive value. NPV: Negative predictive value. LAE: Left atrial enlargement. RAE: Right atrial enlargement. P mitrale: Notched P wave with interpeak duration > 0.04s. NPTF-V1 > 0.04s·mm: Area of negative P terminal force in lead V1 > 0.04s·mm. PPTF-aVL: Positive P terminal force in lead aVL. Inferior P waves: P wave in any of the leads II, III, or aVF.

Tsao et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2008 10:7   doi:10.1186/1532-429X-10-7