Unmeasured Confounders in Observational Studies Comparing Bilateral Versus Single Internal Thoracic Artery for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Meta‐Analysis

Unmeasured Confounders in Observational Studies Comparing Bilateral Versus Single Internal Thoracic Artery for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Meta‐Analysis

BackgroundObservational studies suggest a survival advantage with bilateral single internal thoracic artery (BITA) versus single internal thoracic artery grafting for coronary surgery, whereas this conclusion is not supported by randomized trials. We hypothesized that this inconsistency is attribute...

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Main Authors: Mario Gaudino, Antonino Di Franco, Mohamed Rahouma, Derrick Y. Tam, Mario Iannaccone, Saswata Deb, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Ahmed A. Abouarab, Leonard N. Girardi, David P. Taggart, Stephen E. Fremes
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
bypass graft
myocardial revascularization
surgery
Acceso en liña:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.008010

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.008010

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