2010
Meta-analysis: effects of percutaneous coronary intervention versus medical therapy on angina relief.
Wijeysundera HC, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Tu JV, Ko DT. Meta-analysis: effects of percutaneous coronary intervention versus medical therapy on angina relief. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2010, 152: 370-9. PMID: 20231568, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-6-201003160-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionStable coronary artery diseaseEvidence-based medicationsCoronary artery diseaseMedical therapyAngina reliefCoronary interventionArtery diseaseIndependent reviewersTrials of PCIIncremental benefitRecent myocardial infarctionInclusion of patientsEvidence-based therapiesStudy-level dataDrug-eluting stentsRandom-effects modelMeta-regression analysisLong-term usePatient characteristicsCochrane LibraryContemporary trialsLanguage restrictionsMyocardial infarctionRecent trials
2008
An early invasive strategy versus ischemia-guided management after fibrinolytic therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis of contemporary randomized controlled trials
Wijeysundera HC, You JJ, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Cantor WJ, Ko DT. An early invasive strategy versus ischemia-guided management after fibrinolytic therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis of contemporary randomized controlled trials. American Heart Journal 2008, 156: 564-572.e2. PMID: 18760142, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCardiac CatheterizationElectrocardiographyFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHemorrhageHumansInjections, IntravenousInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial ReperfusionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceStentsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionEarly invasive strategyPercutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionFibrinolytic therapyInvasive strategyMajor bleedingSTEMI patientsMyocardial infarctionHospital major bleedingIntravenous fibrinolytic therapyLarge randomized trialsRisk of strokeSignificant reductionCause mortalityEligible trialsCoronary interventionRandomized trialsContemporary trialsStent useInclusion criteriaPatientsReinfarctionTherapyTrials