AngioVac for extraction of venous thromboses and endocardial vegetations: A meta‐analysis
Hameed I, Lau C, Khan FM, Wingo M, Rahouma M, Leonard JR, Di Franco A, Worku BM, Salemi A, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. AngioVac for extraction of venous thromboses and endocardial vegetations: A meta‐analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 170-180. PMID: 30843269, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rateThrombosis patientsOperative mortalityRecurrent thromboembolismVenous thrombosesVenous thrombiEndocardial vegetationsRight-sided vegetationsRandom-effects modelSuccessful removalHospital stayCardiac vegetationsOpen surgeryIntravascular thrombiPatientsEvent ratesMortalityAngioVacThrombusThromboembolismThrombosesSurgeryFollowEffects modelSystematic literature review