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Garg 2000 (Continued)

Acceptable reference standard? Yes Coronary angiography with a reference
All tests standard threshold of ≥ 50% stenosis

Acceptable delay between tests? Unclear Likely to be short delay between tests.
All tests

Partial verification avoided? Yes All participants who underwent an index
All tests test received 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 Each angiogram was independently re-
All tests viewed by two experienced cardiologists
who were blinded to the clinical data and
uninvolved in patient management

Index test results blinded? Yes Studies were interpreted qualitatively and
All tests quantitatively.

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 All patients missing from the final analysis
All tests were accounted for

Gowdak 2010

Clinical features and settings Clinical features
• Patients with DM on dialysis who were candidates for kidney transplant
Setting
• University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil

Participants • Number: 219
• DM: 100%
• Angina pectoris: not reported
• Hypertension: 92%
• Sex: 67% male
• Mean age: 57 years
• Mean duration on dialysis: 36 months

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