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ReviewInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature2021

Diagnostic accuracy of cardiac testing for coronary artery disease in potential liver transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nidhish Tiwari, Jyothi Margapuri, Adarsh Katamreddy, Sandeep Jubbal, Nidhi Madan

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Review in International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nidhish TiwariJacobi Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Jyothi MargapuriUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Adarsh KatamreddyJacobi Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Sandeep JubbalUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Nidhi MadanRush Univ Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jacobi Medical Center · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USRush University Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in Liver transplant (LT) patients is much higher than prior estimates and the morbidity and mortality are significant in this group of patients. Coronary angiography is the gold standard for detection of CAD, a non-invasive test that allows appropriate risk stratification would be preferred. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we sought to assess the pooled diagnostic accuracy of various noninvasive cardiac imaging tests in detecting CAD in patients listed for LT.

methodsWe performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing sensitivity and specificity of non-invasive tests to that of coronary angiography in diagnosing coronary artery disease in patients undergoing liver transplantation.

resultsFive studies (616 participants) evaluated myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI); five studies (1243 participants) dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE); and three (87 participants), other tests. MPI had a pooled sensitivity of 0.62 (95% CI 0.37, 0.83), specificity of 0.60 (95% CI 0.39, 0.79), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of 2.5 (95% CI 1.7, 5.64) and Area under the curve (AUC) 0.649. DSE had a pooled sensitivity of 0.25 (95%CI 0.09, 0.51), specificity of 0.68 (95% CI 0.44, 0.84) and DOR of 0.7 (95% CI 0.12, 3.84).

conclusionsOur results show that both MPI and DSE are not effective screening tools for detecting CAD in patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Future studies are needed to evaluate the role of real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography (RTMCE) and coronary artery calcium score (CAC) with coronary CT angiography in patients with ESLD.

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Cardiac computed tomography angiographyCoronary artery diseaseDobutamine stress echocardiographyLiver transplantMyocardial perfusion imaging

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PMID33521238
PMCPMC7820133
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