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Table 3 Predictive values for AF recurrence by receiver-operating characteristic curve

From: Late outcome of surgical radiofrequency ablation for persistent valvular atrial fibrillation in China: a single-center study

Variables

Best Cutoff Values

AUC (95% CI)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Accuracy (%)

AF duration

66.5 mhs

0.653

(0.593 ~ 0.712)

39.7

89.0

55.3

Pre-op BNP

251 pg/ml

0.691

(0.636 ~ 0.746)

60.3

71.4

67.2

Pre-op heart rate

82 bpm

0.842

(0.802 ~ 0.882)

75.1

81.5

75.8

Pre-op LAD

67.9 mm

0.600

(0.540 ~ 0.660)

31.8

91.4

68.7

  1. Best Cut-off value is equal to the biggest Youden index
  2. Youden index = Sensitivity + Specificity-1. AUC, area under the curve