Cardiac shock-wave therapy in the treatment of coronary artery disease: systematic review and meta-analysis
Burneikaitė G, Shkolnik E, Čelutkienė J, Zuozienė G, Butkuvienė I, Petrauskienė B, Šerpytis P, Laucevičius A, Lerman A. Cardiac shock-wave therapy in the treatment of coronary artery disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2017, 15: 11. PMID: 28403861, PMCID: PMC5389112, DOI: 10.1186/s12947-017-0102-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseExercise capacityArtery diseaseEnd-stage coronary artery diseaseCochrane Controlled Trials RegisterStable coronary artery diseaseSeattle Angina Questionnaire scoresCardiac shock wave therapyAnti-anginal efficacyControlled Trials RegisterDouble-blind studySingle-center studySingle-arm studyShock wave therapyLarger patient samplesQuality of lifeRandom-effects modelNon-invasive optionAngina classAngina symptomsStable anginaTrials RegisterVentricular functionRandomized trialsArm study