Table 2

Study Characteristics


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

Type: Study type.

RCT: Randomized controlled trial.

PC: Prospective cohort.

Det: Number of detectors.

M/F: Male/Female ratio.

Prob: Pre-test probability.

INC: Number of included patients.

NAP: Non assessable proportion of patients = Ratio of non-diagnostic versus included patients.

Outc: reference standard used.

NCA: Number of patients that underwent Conventional Angiography.

Clin: Clinical.

U: Unknown.

*:only a fraction of the patients were included: the patients that clearly had negative biomarkers and were categorized as "low risk" in this study.

**: included patients with pre-test probability ranging from low to high

Vanhoenacker et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2007 7:39   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-7-39