Stress echocardiography, stress single-photon-emission computed tomography and electron beam computed tomography for the assessment of coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis of diagnostic performance

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2007.04.061 Byline: Majanka H. Heijenbrok-Kal (a)(b), Kirsten E. Fleischmann (c), M.G. Myriam Hunink (a)(b)(d) Abstract: Many studies have been published on the diagnostic performance of noninvasive tests for the assessment of coronary artery disease. The objective of the present study was to compare the published literature on the diagnostic performance of stress echocardiography, stress single-photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT), and electron beam computed tomography (EBCT). Author Affiliation: (a) Program for the Assessment of Radiological Technology (ART Program), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (b) Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (c) Cardiology Division, University of California, Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (d) Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA Article History: Received 20 February 2006; Accepted 29 April 2007 Article Note: (footnote) Financial support for this study was provided by a Program Grant (904-66-091) from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and by a grant from the American Society of Echocardiography.