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Gang 2007 (Continued)

Incorporation avoided? Yes Disease status (CAD) diagnosed by coro-
All tests nary angiography.

Reference standard results blinded? No The person who interpreted the coronary
All tests angiogram reports was not blinded to DSE
results (author correspondence)

Index test results blinded? Unclear All coronary angiograms were performed
All tests after DSE, so index tests were likely to be
performed without influence from the ref-
erence standard

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.

Withdrawals explained? Yes No withdrawals reported.
All tests

Garcia-Canton 1998

Clinical features and settings Clinical features
• Patients who presented for cardiac evaluation before kidney transplantation
underwent DSE and MPS followed by coronary angiography
Setting
• Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Spain

Participants • Number: 27
• DM: percentage not reported
• ESKD: percentage not reported
• Angina pectoris: percentage not reported
• Hypertension: percentage not reported
• Sex: 67% male

Study design Cross sectional study

Target condition and reference standard(s) Coronary artery stenosis measured by coronary angiography
• Criterion for positive test results was ≥ 70% reduction in cross sectional area.

Index and comparator tests DSE
• Stress 99M-Technetium methoxyisobutylisonitrile SPECT

Follow-up None reported.

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