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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Main Authors: Elliott Bosco, Leon Hsueh, Kevin W. McConeghy, Stefan Gravenstein, Elie Saade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01440-5