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Table 2 Study Characteristics

From: Detection of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction and unstable angina in the acute setting: meta-analysis of diagnostic performance of multi-detector computed tomographic angiography

 

Year

Type

Det

Age

M/F

Prob

INC

NAP

Outc

NCA

White8

2005

PC

16

51

1.03

All**

69

0

CLIN

-

Gallagher9

2006

PC

64

49

0.53

Low

96

0.07

CLIN

5

Hoffmann10

2006

PC

16/64

57

0.53

All**

40

0

CLIN

-

Hoffmann11

2006

PC

64

54

0.58

All**

106

0.03

CLIN

8

Olivetti12

2006

PC

16

59

0.61

U

31

0

CA

31

Sato13

2006

PC

4/16

60

0.85

U

34

0.09

CLIN

-

Goldstein14

2007

RCT

64

48

0.43

Low

99

0.11

CLIN

12

Meijboom15

2007

PC

64

59

0,76

Low

33

0

CA

33*

Rubinshtein16

2007

PC

64

56

1.76

Int

58

0

CLIN

17

  1. Type: Study type.
  2. RCT: Randomized controlled trial.
  3. PC: Prospective cohort.
  4. Det: Number of detectors.
  5. M/F: Male/Female ratio.
  6. Prob: Pre-test probability.
  7. INC: Number of included patients.
  8. NAP: Non assessable proportion of patients = Ratio of non-diagnostic versus included patients.
  9. Outc: reference standard used.
  10. NCA: Number of patients that underwent Conventional Angiography.
  11. Clin: Clinical.
  12. U: Unknown.
  13. *:only a fraction of the patients were included: the patients that clearly had negative biomarkers and were categorized as "low risk" in this study.
  14. **: included patients with pre-test probability ranging from low to high
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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