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Target condition and reference standard(s) Coronary artery stenosis measured by coronary angiography
• Absolute degree of stenosis recorded for each patient.

Index and comparator tests EST

Follow-up 30-38 months, unless death occurred earlier.

Notes Three of the seven patients had a non-diagnostic stress test due to inadequate rate as a
result of fatigue

Table of Methodological Quality

Item Authors’ judgement Description

Representative spectrum? Yes Patients with juvenile insulin-dependent
All tests DM and ESKD who presented for kidney
transplant cardiac evaluation

Acceptable reference standard? Yes Coronary artery stenosis measured by
All tests coronary angiography. Absolute degree of
stenosis recorded for each patient
Acceptable delay between tests? Unclear Unclear, but likely to be only short delay
All tests between tests.

Partial verification avoided? Yes All patients received angiography.
All tests

Differential verification avoided? Yes This was not an issue in this study. Disease
All tests status (CAD) is diagnosed only through
coronary angiography

Incorporation avoided? Yes This was not an issue in this study. Disease
All tests status (CAD) is diagnosed only through
coronary angiography

Reference standard results blinded? Unclear Not reported.
All tests

Index test results blinded? Unclear Not reported.
All tests

Relevant clinical information? Yes Relevant clinical information was provided
All tests regarding the performance and analysis of
both the index and reference tests

Uninterpretable results reported? Yes No results were reported to be uninter-
All tests pretable.

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