Table 1

Ischaemia testing for diagnosis of CAD: sensitivity and specificity data from meta-analytic reviews

Imaging modality and first author	Year of study	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
Exercise ECG
Gianrossi et al 18	1989	68	77
Kwok et al 19	1999	61	70
SPECT
Fleischmann et al 20	1998	87	64
Heijenbrok-Kal et al 21	2007	88	73
Jaarsma et al 22	2012	88	61
McArdle et al 23	2012	85	85
Stress echo
Fleischmann et al 20	1998	85	77
Geleijnse et al 24	2007	72	88
Heijenbrok-Kal et al 21	2007	83	84
CMR perfusion
Nandalur et al 25	2007	91	81
Jaarsma et al 22	2012	89	76
Desai and Jha26	2013	89	85
CTCA
Mowatt et al 27	2008	99	89
von Ballmoos et al 28	2011	100	89
Vorre et al 29	2013	94	91

CAD, coronary artery disease; CTCA, CT coronary angiography; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; CT coronary angiography; SPECT, single-photon emission computed tomography.