Coronary artery bypass surgery plus medical therapy versus medical therapy alone for ischaemic heart disease: a protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Abstract Background Despite increasing survival, cardiovascular disease remains the primary cause of death worldwide with an estimated 7.4 million annual deaths. The main symptom of ischaemic heart disease is chest pain (angina pectoris) most often caused by blockage of a coronary artery. The aim of...

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Main Authors: Ulver Spangsberg Lorenzen, Katrine Bredahl Buggeskov, Emil Eik Nielsen, Naqash Javaid Sethi, Christian Lildal Carranza, Christian Gluud, Janus Christian Jakobsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-1155-9