Network meta-analyses and mixed treatment comparisons: are they true scientific endeavors?

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 30;168(2):1575-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.054. Epub 2013 Feb 11.

Authors

Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai¹, Giacomo Frati, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Gregg W Stone, Marzia Lotrionte, Tullio Palmerini

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 23410483
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.054

No abstract available

Keywords: Coronary artery disease; Meta-analysis; Randomized clinical trial; Stent.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis
Coronary Thrombosis / epidemiology
Coronary Thrombosis / prevention & control*
Drug-Eluting Stents* / adverse effects
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods