Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and the definition of threshold levels to diagnose coronary artery disease on electrocardiographic stress testing. Part I: The use of ROC curves in diagnostic medicine and electrocardiographic markers of ischaemia

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 873-881

  Barnabei, Luca ^a   Marazìa, Stefania ^a   De Caterina, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Receiver operating characteristic; ROC curve; Sensitivity; Specificity; Stress test

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; GOLD STANDARD; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34948893866     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3280126615     Document Type: Review

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