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Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 5/2018

01-10-2018 | Editorial

Meta-analyses: How to critically appraise them?

Authors: Nirav Patel, MD, Navkaranbir S. Bajaj, MD, MPH

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 5/2018

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In this issue of the Journal, Green et al1 used meta-analysis to test the hypothesis that normal myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) study and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) study were able to identify patients at low risk for cardiac events at long-term follow-up. The authors concluded that both modalities have high long-term “warranty” for adverse cardiac events. …
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Metadata
Title
Meta-analyses: How to critically appraise them?
Authors
Nirav Patel, MD
Navkaranbir S. Bajaj, MD, MPH
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-017-0898-8

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