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. 2022 Dec 28;19(12):970–980. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2022.12.002

Table 2. Quality assessment according to the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2) criteria.

Study Patient selection Index test (machine learning) Reference standard Flow and timing Patient
selection
Index
test
Reference
standard
Consecutive Case-
control
Inappropriate
exclusion
Blinded to
reference
standard
Prespecified-
threshold
Correctly
classified
target
condition
Blinded
to index
test
Adequate
interval:
index to
reference
standard
All patients
with reference
standard
Same
reference
standard
All
patients
analyzed
*Referred to the studies included subjects with normal sinus rhythm and congestive heart failure/left ventricular systolic dysfunction patients from pubic database respectively. **Referred to the studies did not describe whether thresholds have been specified for machine learning data sets. ***Referred to the studies enrolled left ventricular systolic dysfunction patients with other diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, etc.
Pecchia,
et al.[20]
Unclear Yes* No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear High High
Chen,
et al.[22]
Unclear Yes* No Yes Unclear** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear High High
Acharya,
et al.[21]
Unclear Yes* No Yes Unclear** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear High High
Acharya,
et al.[23]
Unclear Yes* No Yes Unclear** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear High High
Attia,
et al.[28]
Unclear No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Low*** High High
Hussain,
et al.[24]
Unclear Yes* No Yes Unclear** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear High High
Lih,
et al.[25]
Unclear Yes* No Yes Unclear** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear High High
Adedinsewo,
et al.[29]
Yes No No Yes Unclear** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Low*** High High
Yang,
et al.[27]
Unclear Yes* No Yes Unclear** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear High High
Attia,
et al.[30]
Unclear No No Yes Unclear** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Low*** High High
Jahmunah,
et al.[26]
Unclear Yes* No Yes Unclear** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear High High