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

Acceptable delay between tests? Yes Tests performed at the same time.
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 Author correspondence.
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Index test results blinded? Yes Author correspondence.
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Relevant clinical information? Yes Relevant clinical information provided re-
All tests garding 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 No withdrawals were reported.
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Clinical features and settings Clinical features
• ESKD patients undergoing coronary angiography as part of transplant workup
with longstanding diabetes, history of chest pain or previous MI, or age > 40
Setting
• Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA
Participants • Number: 45
• DM: 51%
• Angina pectoris or IHD: 33%
• Hypertension: 81%
• Sex: 71% male
Exclusion criteria
• Recent angina or MI

Study design Cohort study

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