Sensitivity and specificity of various noninvasive tests to diagnose the presence of coronary heart disease

	Diagnosis of coronary artery disease
	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
Exercise ECG	45 to 61	70 to 90
Exercise stress echocardiography	70 to 85	77 to 89
Exercise stress SPECT	73 to 92	63 to 88
Pharmacologic stress echocardiography	72 to 90	79 to 95
Pharmacologic stress SPECT	88 to 91	75 to 90
Coronary CTA	93 to 99	64 to 90

ECG: electrocardiogram; SPECT: single-photon emission computed tomography; CTA: computed tomography angiography.

Data from:

Montalescot G, Sechtem U, Achenbach S, et al. 2013 ESC guidelines on the management of stable coronary artery disease. European Heart Journal 2013; 34:2949.
Fihn SD, Gardin JM, Abrams J, et al. 2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS guideline for the diagnosis and management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines, and the American College of Physicians, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circulation 2012; 126(25):e354.

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