Table 2

K comparison using z-test*

Cardiac surgeonsInterventional cardiologists
R1R2R3R4R5
Cardiac surgeonsR10.825‡0.313‡0.093‡0.078‡
R20.831†0.425‡0.143‡0.123‡
Interventional cardiologistsR30.243†0.336†0.531‡0.491‡
R40.061†0.096†0.510†0.960‡
R50.053†0.086†0.489†0.984†
  • *For valve selection based on CA aortic root shot appraisal without knowledge of the annular long-axis diameter.

  • †Weighed kappa; p-values based on z-test.

  • ‡Unweighted kappa.

  • CA, conventional root shot angiography; K, kappa.