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Item Authors’ judgement Description

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

Acceptable reference standard? Yes Coronary artery stenosis measured by coro-
All tests naryangiography. CADdefinedasthe pres-
ence of ≥ 1 coronary arteries with ≥ 70%
diameter stenosis, or > 50% in left main
coronary artery

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

Partial verification avoided? Yes All participants who underwent the 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? Unclear Not reported.
All tests
Index test results blinded? Unclear Not reported.
All tests

Relevant clinical information? Yes Relevant clinical information was provided
All tests regarding the performance and analysis of
the index and reference tests

Uninterpretable results reported? Yes There were no uninterpretable results.
All tests
Withdrawals explained? Yes Nine patients were excluded because of
All tests prior coronary angiography (5), class III ±
IV angina (3), and refusal to participate in
the study (1)

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