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Index test results blinded? Unclear Not stated in abstract.
All tests

Relevant clinical information? Unclear Insufficient clinical information provided
All tests about performance and analysis of the in-
dex 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

Marwick 1989

Clinical features and settings Clinical features
• ESKD patients undergoing coronary angiography as part of transplant workup
over a 2 year period. Patients were selected on the basis of longstanding diabetes history
of chest pain or previous MI, or age > 40.
Setting
• Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA

Participants • Number: 86
• DM: 29%
• Angina pectoris or IHD: 11%
• Hypertension: 36%
• Sex: 27% male
Study design Cross sectional study.

Target condition and reference standard(s) Coronary artery stenosis measured by coronary angiography
• CAD was defined as the presence of ≥ 1 coronary arteries with ≥ 50% diameter
stenosis

Index and comparator tests DSF
• Results were classified based on the presence or absence of calcification of the
coronary arteries

Follow-up None reported.

Notes

Table of Methodological Quality

Item Authors’ judgement Description

Representative spectrum? Yes ESKD patients undergoing cardiac evalua-
All tests tion as part of transplant workup

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