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Composite outcomes in cardiovascular research: a survey of randomized trials.

Lim E, Brown A, Helmy A, Mussa S, Altman DG.

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Composite outcomes in randomized trials: greater precision but with greater uncertainty?

Freemantle N, Calvert M, Wood J, Eastaugh J, Griffin C.

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Problems with use of composite end points in cardiovascular trials: systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

Ferreira-González I, Busse JW, Heels-Ansdell D, Montori VM, Akl EA, Bryant DM, Alonso-Coello P, Alonso J, Worster A, Upadhye S, Jaeschke R, Schünemann HJ, Permanyer-Miralda G, Pacheco-Huergo V, Domingo-Salvany A, Wu P, Mills EJ, Guyatt GH.

BMJ. 2007 Apr 14;334(7597):786. Epub 2007 Apr 2. Review.PMID: 17403713 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Trial design and reporting standards for intra-arterial cerebral thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.

Higashida RT, Furlan AJ, Roberts H, Tomsick T, Connors B, Barr J, Dillon W, Warach S, Broderick J, Tilley B, Sacks D; Technology Assessment Committee of the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology; Technology Assessment Committee of the Society of Interventional Radiology.

Stroke. 2003 Aug;34(8):e109-37. Epub 2003 Jul 17. Erratum in: Stroke. 2003 Nov;34(11):2774. PMID: 12869717 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The problem with composite end points in cardiovascular studies: the story of major adverse cardiac events and percutaneous coronary intervention.

Kip KE, Hollabaugh K, Marroquin OC, Williams DO.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Feb 19;51(7):701-7. Review.PMID: 18279733 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The evaluation of the results of clinical trials: surrogate end points and composite end points.

Gensini GF, Conti AA.

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Randomized, controlled clinical trials in sepsis: has methodological quality improved over time?

Graf J, Doig GS, Cook DJ, Vincent JL, Sibbald WJ.

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Statin use after renal transplantation: a systematic quality review of trial-based evidence.

Lentine KL, Brennan DC.

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Do we measure the right end points? A systematic review of primary outcomes in recent neonatal randomized clinical trials.

Zhang B, Schmidt B.

J Pediatr. 2001 Jan;138(1):76-80. Review.PMID: 11148516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Key issues in end point selection for heart failure trials: composite end points.

Neaton JD, Gray G, Zuckerman BD, Konstam MA.

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Systematic reviews of the effectiveness of day care for people with severe mental disorders: (1) acute day hospital versus admission; (2) vocational rehabilitation; (3) day hospital versus outpatient care.

Marshall M, Crowther R, Almaraz-Serrano A, Creed F, Sledge W, Kluiter H, Roberts C, Hill E, Wiersma D, Bond GR, Huxley P, Tyrer P.

Health Technol Assess. 2001;5(21):1-75. Review.PMID: 11532238 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of statins in primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke. Meta-analysis of randomized trials.

Vrecer M, Turk S, Drinovec J, Mrhar A.

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Jaillon P.

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Survival end point reporting in randomized cancer clinical trials: a review of major journals.

Mathoulin-Pelissier S, Gourgou-Bourgade S, Bonnetain F, Kramar A.

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Pioglitazone and risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.

Lincoff AM, Wolski K, Nicholls SJ, Nissen SE.

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Effect of muraglitazar on death and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Nissen SE, Wolski K, Topol EJ.

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Comparison of cellulose, modified cellulose and synthetic membranes in the haemodialysis of patients with end-stage renal disease.

MacLeod A, Daly C, Khan I, Vale L, Campbell M, Wallace S, Cody J, Donaldson C, Grant A.

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Composite outcomes in clinical trials: uses and problems.

Carneiro AV.

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Efficacy and safety of exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure: HF-ACTION randomized controlled trial.

O'Connor CM, Whellan DJ, Lee KL, Keteyian SJ, Cooper LS, Ellis SJ, Leifer ES, Kraus WE, Kitzman DW, Blumenthal JA, Rendall DS, Miller NH, Fleg JL, Schulman KA, McKelvie RS, Zannad F, Piña IL; HF-ACTION Investigators.

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Reported outcomes in major cardiovascular clinical trials funded by for-profit and not-for-profit organizations: 2000-2005.

Ridker PM, Torres J.

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