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Table 3 Intra-observer and inter-observer variabilities of LA TDI

From: Tissue Doppler Imaging and strain rate of the left atrial lateral wall: age related variations and comparison with parameters of diastolic function

Variable

INTRA-OBSERVER

INTER-OBSERVER

MD ± SD

COR

MD ± SD

COR

S’la basal

0.06 ± 1.01

2.02

0.56 ± 1.56

3.12

E’la basal

0.16 ± 1.01

2.02

−0.26 ± 1.85

3.7

A’la basal

0.03 ± 1.21

2.42

0.2 ± 1.91

3.82

S’la mid

0.16 ± 1.28

2.56

0.9 ± 1.9

3.8

E’la mid

0.06 ± 1.41

2.82

0.53 ± 2.52

5.04

A’la mid

0.1 ± 1.39

2.78

0.06 ± 2.21

4.42

  1. MD mean difference, SD standard deviation, COR coefficient of repeatability, la left atrial