The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 884-893, October 2008

Pexelizumab in ischemic heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis on 15,196 patients

  • L. Testa, MD, PhD, FEAPCI

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Luca Testa, MD, PhD, FEAPCI, Cardiology Ward, Level 2, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom.
    • Specialist Cardiologist; Interventional Cardiology Fellow at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Fellow of the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Research Fellow in Molecular Biology at Policlinico Gemelli, Institute of Cardiology, Rome, Italy.
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  • W.J. Van Gaal, MD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  • R. Bhindi, MD, PhD, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  • G.G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • A. Abbate, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va
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  • P. Agostoni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Antwerp Cardiovascular Institute Middelheim, AZ Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium
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  • I. Porto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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  • F. Andreotti, MD, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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  • F. Crea, MD, FESC, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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  • A.P. Banning, MD, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Received 10 October 2007; accepted 14 December 2007. published online 19 June 2008.

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 This study is part of a senior investigator project of the Center for Overview, Meta-analysis, and Evidence-based medicine Training (COMET), based in Oxford, United Kingdom (http://www.comet.gs).

PII: S0022-5223(08)00714-9

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.062

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 884-893, October 2008