Assessment of cardiovascular risk in diabetes: Risk scores and provocative testing

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World J Diabetes. May 15, 2015; 6(4): 634-641
Published online May 15, 2015. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i4.634

Table 4 Sensitivity and specificity of provocative tests in patients with diabetes

Diagnostic test	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
Exercise stress test[33]	47	81
Stress echo[35]	82	54
Stress nuclear perfusion study[36]	86	56
CT coronary angiogram[40]	76	90
Coronary calcium score[39]	64-75	75-83

CT: Computed tomography.

Citation: Lam T, Burns K, Dennis M, Cheung NW, Gunton JE. Assessment of cardiovascular risk in diabetes: Risk scores and provocative testing. World J Diabetes 2015; 6(4): 634-641
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v6/i4/634.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v6.i4.634