Table 2 Outcomes of echocardiography ordered by general practitioners (%)
| GPs' indications for an echocardiography request | Echocardiographic outcome | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left ventricular dysfunction | Valve disease | LVH | PHT | No disease* | |||||
| Systolic | Diastolic | Both | Any | ||||||
|
Cardiac murmur (total) n = 368 |
13 (3.5) |
142 (38.6) |
7 (1.9) |
148 (40.2) |
115 (31.3) |
190 (51.6) |
56 (15.2) |
87 (23.6) | |
|
Dyspnoea (total) n = 198 |
21 (10.6) |
73 36.9) |
9 (4.5) |
85 (42.9) |
46 (23.2) |
107 (54.0) |
37 (18.7) |
42 (21.2) | |
|
Peripheral oedema (total) n = 105 | 15 (14.3) |
42 (40.0) |
7 (6.7) |
50 (47.6) |
29 (27.6) |
55 (52.4) |
25 (23.8) |
17 (16.2) | |
|
Other (total) n = 131 (100%) |
3 (2.2) |
68 (49.6) |
3 (2.2) |
68 (49.6) |
20 (14.6) |
60 (43.8) |
15 (10.9) |
31 (22.6) | |
|
Hypertension, LVH?
n = 42 (30.7%) |
1 (2.4) |
25 (59.5) |
1 (2.4) |
25 (59.5) |
6 (14.3) |
23 (54.8) |
6 (14.3) |
8 (19.0) | |
|
Non-specific Complaints
n = 20 (14.6%) |
1 (5.0) |
9 (45.0) |
1 (5.0) |
9 (45.0) |
7 (35.0) |
7 (35.0) |
2 (10.0) |
6 (30.0) | |
|
ECG abnormalities
n = 19 (13.9%) |
0 (0) |
11 (57.9) |
0 (0) |
11 (57.9) |
0 (0) |
2 (10.5) |
2 (10.5) |
7 (36.8) | |
|
Arrhythmias
n = 17 (12.4%) |
0 (0) |
8 (47.1) |
0 (0) |
8 (47.1) |
2 (11.8) |
8 (47.1) |
0 (0) |
2 (11.8) | |
|
Septum defects
n = 11 (8.0%) |
0 (0) |
5 (45.5) |
0 (0) |
5 (45.5) |
0 (0) |
4 (36.4) |
0 (0) |
4 (36.4) | |
|
Cardiac Diseases in Family n = 8 (5.8%) |
0 (0) |
2 (25.0) |
0 (0) |
2 (25.0) |
1 (12.5) |
3 (37.5) |
0 (0) |
3 (37.5) | |
|
Other
n = 20 (14.6%) |
1 (5.0) |
8 (40.0) |
1 (5.0) |
8 (40.0) |
4 (20.0) |
13 (65.0) |
5 (25.0) |
1 (5.0) | |