Table 1.
Baseline characteristic of the studies comparing patients with ACS vs. SA
| Study author | Number of included patients ACS/SA | Age (mean ± SD or CI) ACS vs. SA | Male gender (%) ACS/SA | Type of CT generation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leber et al.5 | 21/19 | 64 ± 8/68 ± 9 | 86/89 | 4-slice |
| Imazeki et al.12 | 31/26 | 60 ± 12/60 ± 8 | 87/92 | 4-slice |
| Kunimasa et al.22 | 21/53 | 64 ± 1/66 ± 2 | 95/77 | 16-slice |
| Motoyama et al.23 | 38/33 | 62 ± 11/67 ± 9 | 81/70 | 16-slice |
| Hoffmann et al.11 | 14/9 | 60 ± 8/63 ± 7 | 90/93 | 16-slice |
| Pundziute et al.8 | 25/25 | 57 ± 11/61 ± 11 | 72/56 | 64-slice |
| Hammer-Hansen et al.24 | 57/19 | 58 (53–66)/57 (55–67) | 90/90 | 64-slice |
| Kitagawa et al.25 | 21/80 | 66 ± 11/69 ± 9 | 81/76 | 64-slice |
| Kim et al.17 | 35/36 | 64 ± 12/65 ± 14 | 49/47 | 64-slice |
| Pflederer et al.6 | 55/55 | 62 ± 11/64 ± 9 | 67/67 | DSCT |
| Sato et al.9 ACS/SA with abnormal MPI/normal MPI | 60/67/83 | 64 ± 10/67 ± 12/66 ± 10 | 49/40/49 | 64-slice |
| Ferencik et al.16 | 21/13 | 61 (51–67)/58 (49–65) | 86/85 | 64-slice |
| Nakanishi et al.19 | 10/124 | 68 ± 15/70 ± 11 | 60/70 | 64-slice |
| Sudarski et al.26 | 15/13 | 72 ± 9/71.4 ± 8 | 87/77 | DSCT |
| Yang et al.10 | 65/75 | 62 ± 20/63 ± 21 | 65/64 | DSCT |
| Versteylen et al.14 | 25/101 | 60 ± 11/60 ± 10 | 56/60 | 64-slice |
| Puchner et al.7 | 37/435 | 57 ± 8/53 ± 8 | 84/50 | 64- to 256-slice |
| Dey et al.15 | 14/14 | 61 ± 11/59 ± 12 | 86/86 | DSCT |
CI, confidence interval; DSCT, dual-source computed tomography; MPI, myocardial perfusion imaging.