Results We identified 35 eligible primary studies, with 20 risk factors amenable to meta-
analysis. Six factors were associated with graft loss, with moderate to high degree of …

Clinical registries will have an increasingly important role to play in health-care, with a
number already established in cardiac surgery. This review covers the fundamentals of …

Utstein-style guidelines contribute to improved public health internationally by providing a
structured framework with which to compare emergency medical services systems …

Context Guidelines emphasize the importance of rapid reperfusion of patients with ST-
elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and specify a maximum delay of 30 minutes for …

Introduction Patient registries,'organised systems that use observational methods to collect
uniform data on a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure, and …

Objectives: To characterise management of suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in
Australia and New Zealand, and to assess the application of recommended therapies …

BACKGROUND: Clinical registries are used increasingly to analyze quality and outcomes,
but the generalizability of findings from registries is unclear. METHODS: We linked data from …

OBJECTIVES Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a serious complication after open-
heart surgery. We investigated the association between DSWI and short-and long-term all …

Abstract Background: The randomized EXCEL (Evaluation of XIENCE versus Coronary
Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization) trial reported a …

Purpose Clinical trials compare outcomes among patients receiving study treatment with
comparators drawn from the same source. These internal controls are missing in single arm …