Cochrane · systematic review · CD012481
Drug‐eluting stents versus bare‐metal stents for acute coronary syndrome
Feinberg, J, Nielsen, EE, Greenhalgh, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
HeartAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 28.6%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 42.9%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Drug‐eluting stents compared to bare‐metal stents for acute coronary syndrome
Population: People with acute coronary syndrome
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality at maximum Drug‐eluting stents vs bare‐metal stents | RR 0.9 [0.78, 1.03] | 21 studies · 11250 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Serious adverse events at maximum Drug‐eluting stents vs bare‐metal stents | RR 0.8 [0.74, 0.86] | 22 studies · 11724 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Major cardiovascular events at maximum Drug‐eluting stents vs bare‐metal stents | RR 0.96 [0.83, 1.11] | 19 studies · 10939 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Quality of life at maximum Drug‐eluting stents vs bare‐metal stents | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cardiovascular mortality at maximum Drug‐eluting stents vs bare‐metal stents | RR 0.91 [0.76, 1.09] | 14 studies · 9248 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Myocardial infarction at maximum Drug‐eluting stents vs bare‐metal stents | RR 0.98 [0.82, 1.18] | 18 studies · 10217 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Angina at maximum Drug‐eluting stents vs bare‐metal stents | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |