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Table of Methodological Quality

Item Authors’ judgement Description

Representative spectrum? Yes Patients who presented for cardiac evalua-
All tests tion before kidney transplantation

Acceptable reference standard? Yes Coronary angiography with a reference
All tests standard threshold of ≥ 70% stenosis

Acceptable delay between tests? Yes All coronary angiography was performed
All tests from two weeks to three months after the
other tests (author correspondence)

Partial verification avoided? Yes All participants who underwent the index
All tests test also had the reference standard test

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

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

Reference standard results blinded? Yes Coronary angiography result was reported
All tests by a cardiology team member who was un-
aware of other test results (author corre-
spondence)

Index test results blinded? Yes MIBI scan and DSE results were inter-
All tests preted by clinical and technical experts
without knowledge of the other. Both were
conducted before coronary angiography

Relevant clinical information? Yes Relevant clinical information was provided
All tests concerning the performance and analysis of
both the index and reference tests (author
correspondence)

Uninterpretable results reported? Yes There were no uninterpretable results.
All tests
Withdrawals explained? Yes There were no withdrawals reported.
All tests

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