22 December 2021>: Original Paper
Comparison of Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring with Dobutamine Stress Echo for Detection of Coronary Artery Disease Before Liver Transplantation
Cerise Kleb 1ABDEF , Vardhmaan Jain 1CE , Chirag Sheth 2ABD , Kathy Wolski 3CE , Samir Kapadia 3EG , Richard Grimm 3AB , Milind Desai 3A , Amar Krishnaswamy 3A , Nicholas Kassis 1E , Calvin Sheng 3E , Huili Zheng 4C , Jacek Cywinski 5A , K.V. Narayanan Menon 6A , Bijan Eghtesad 6A , Teresa Diago Uso 6A , Cristiano Quintini 6A , Paul Schoenhagen 7AD , Serge C. Harb 3A , Vikram Sharma 8ACDEF* , Maan Fares 3ADEG**DOI: 10.12659/AOT.934163
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e934163
Table 5 Literature review: sensitivity/specificity of the coronary artery calcium score for coronary artery disease.
Title | Number in references | Number of patients in study | Type of study | Findings |
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()4 | 64 | Retrospective chart review | DSE had a 13% sensitivity and 85% specificity for obstructive CAD | |
()5 | 63 | Retrospective chart review | DSE had a 41% sensitivity and 47% specificity for moderate to severe CAD (defined as > 50% stenosis) | |
()6 | 110 | Quantitative systematic review | DSE had a 32% sensitivity and a 78% specificity for CAD |