Major adverse cardiovascular event definitions used in observational analysis of administrative databases: a systematic review
Abstract Background Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) are increasingly used as composite outcomes in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies. However, it is unclear how observational studies most commonly define MACE in the literature when using administrative data. Me...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-11-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01440-5 |