Conclusions of complete revascularization meta-analysis are challenged by state-of-the-art methods

Alexander Jobs^{1

2

3}, Guido Schwarzer⁴, Holger Thiele³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology/Angiology/Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lübeck 23538, Germany.
² German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck Partner Site, Germany.
³ Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Strümpellstr. 39, Leipzig 04289, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 26, Freiburg 79104, Germany.

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Alexander Jobs et al. Eur Heart J. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 14;41(23):2223-2224.

doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa298.

Alexander Jobs^{1

2

3}, Guido Schwarzer⁴, Holger Thiele³

¹ Department of Cardiology/Angiology/Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lübeck 23538, Germany.
² German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck Partner Site, Germany.
³ Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Strümpellstr. 39, Leipzig 04289, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 26, Freiburg 79104, Germany.

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Moving forward from statistical to clinical considerations regarding complete revascularization.
Pavasini R, D'Ascenzo F, Campo G. Pavasini R, et al. Eur Heart J. 2020 Jun 14;41(23):2225. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa351. Eur Heart J. 2020. PMID: 32385504 No abstract available.

Complete revascularization reduces cardiovascular death in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
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