Can we predict which patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction benefit most from radial access? Evidence from frequentist and Bayesian meta-regressions of randomized trials

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):4931-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.087. Epub 2013 Aug 2.

Authors

Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai¹, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Massimo Mancone, Enrico Romagnoli, Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Antonio Abbate, Gennaro Sardella, Giacomo Frati

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.biondizoccai@uniroma1.it.

PMID: 23916773
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.087

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Femoral; Meta-analysis; Meta-regression; Radial; Systematic review.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Bayes Theorem
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*
Predictive Value of Tests
Radial Artery*