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Notes Only data for the 18 patients referred for pre-renal transplant workup were considered.
Sufficient data in published report to create 2 x 2 table

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 ≥ 50% stenosis

Acceptable delay between tests? Unclear Likely to be short delay between tests.
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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-
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Reference standard results blinded? Unclear Not reported.
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Index test results blinded? Unclear Not reported.
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Relevant clinical information? Yes Relevant clinical information was provided
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both the index and reference tests
Uninterpretable results reported? Yes No uninterpretable results were present.
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Withdrawals explained? Yes No withdrawals were reported.
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