Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan in patients with acute decompensated heart failure by David Carballo, Jérôme Stirnemann, Nicolas Garin, Chistophe Marti, Jacques Serratrice, Sebastian Carballo

“…Conclusions Using current criteria from randomized controlled trials, only 15% of non‐selected patients admitted for ADHF are theoretically eligible for sacubitril–valsartan. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review and Bucher Indirect Comparison: Tildrakizumab versus Guselkumab by Kristian Garn Du Jardin, Pepi Hurtado Lopez, Mette Lange, Rachael McCool, Silvia Maeso Naval, Sandra Quickert

“…We searched MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process, MEDLINE(R) Daily Epub Ahead of Print, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for Phase III randomized controlled trials between 1946 and November 2018. …”
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Transversus Thoracis Muscle Plane Block in Paediatric Patients Who Underwent Minimally Invasive Closure of Transthoracic Ventricular Septal Defect: A Retrospective Study by Qiong Ling, Shuhua Zhao, Yongyong Shi, Xiangyu Li, Ping Li, Gaofeng Zhao, Qianqian Zhu

“…This study showed that TTMPB was a beneficial and safe regional anaesthesia technique for paediatric patients who underwent minimally invasive closure of transthoracic VSD, although prospective randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm the results.…”
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Current utility, instruments, and future directions for intra-renal pressure management during ureteroscopy: scoping review by global research in intra-renal pressure collaborative... by Steffi Kar Kei Yuen, Wen Zhong, Yun Sang Chan, Daniele Castellani, Naeem Bhojani, Madhu Sudan Agarwal, Theodoros Tokas, Stefanie Croghan, Helene Jung, Thomas Herrmann, Bhaskar Somani, Vineet Gauhar

“…Results: Out of 1326 retrieved papers, 17 studies met the inclusion criteria, comprising 2 randomized controlled trials, 2 retrospective studies, and 13 observational studies. …”
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Vitamins and Mineral Supplements for Retinitis Pigmentosa by Ying Zhao, Kai Feng, Ruibao Liu, Jinhua Pan, Lailin Zhang, Xuejing Lu

“…We reviewed eight randomized control trials (RCTs) with data for 1231 patients. …”
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Effect of the hour-1 bundle on clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. by Shukun Hong, Hongye Wang, Xiaoguang Fan, Jian Liu, Lujun Qiao

“…For quality assessment, the risk of bias specified by the Cochrane Collaboration and the methodological index for non-randomized studies will be used for randomized control trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs, respectively. …”
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Prognostic Value of Creatine Phosphate and Inflammatory Markers for Mitral Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yanhui Zhu, Chengwei Zou, Jun Zhang, Lei Chen, Yanting Jia

“…The computer retrieved PubMed, Science Citation Index (SCI), Embase, VIP, CNKI, CBM, and Wanfang database and manually retrieved randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published at home and abroad on the central muscle protection role of creatine phosphate in heart valve replacement, and the search period was established until February 2018. …”
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A Mixed Reality–Based Telesupervised Ultrasound Education Platform on 5G Network Compared to Direct Supervision: Prospective Randomized Pilot Trial by Minha Kim, Meong Hi Son, Suhyeon Moon, Won Chul Cha, Ik Joon Jo, Hee Yoon

“…Previous studies are mainly experimental, lacking randomized controlled trials in direct training scenarios. …”
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A systematic review of the clinical use of a single-layer bovine collagen-elastin acellular dermal matrix by David M. Hill

“…After exclusions, 128 remained (13 randomized control trials, 30 cohort studies, and 85 case series/reports) originating from 38 countries, including nearly 2,600 clinical cases dating back to 1995. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact of Emerging Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Bilal Chughtai, Sirikan Rojanasarot, Kurt Neeser, Dmitry Gultyaev, Stacey L. Amorosi, Neal D. Shore

“…Clinical inputs were extracted from the LIFT and Rezum II randomized controlled trials at 4 years. Utility values were assigned using IPSS and BPH severity levels. …”
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Research status of east Asian traditional medicine treatment for chronic cough: A scoping review. by Boram Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, Ye Ji Kim, Jae Hyun Kim, Kwan-Il Kim, Beom-Joon Lee, Jun-Hwan Lee

“…<h4>Results</h4>Among 474 included studies, the study designs were mainly randomized controlled trials (72.4%), and the population was evenly distributed between children and adults. …”
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A Network Meta-Analysis to Compare Effectiveness of Baricitinib and Other Treatments in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Inadequate Response to Methotrexate by Walid Fakhouri, Xiaofei Wang, Inmaculada de La Torre, Claudia Nicolay

“…**Methods:** A systematic literature review was conducted to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the interventions of interest. …”
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A Meta-Analysis on the Effect and Safety of LCZ696 in the Treatment of Hypertension by Li Zheng, Binbin Xia, Xuqian Zhang, Yan Zhao

“…We searched PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Ovid, collected randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about the effect and safety of LCZ696 and ARBs in hypertensive patients, extracted relevant data and evaluated the quality of the included literature according to the RCT quality evaluation standard recommended by Cochrane Reviewer’s Handbook, using RevMan 5.3, and performed meta-analysis. …”
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The Role of Quercetin, a Flavonoid in the Management of Pathogenesis Through Regulation of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Biological Activities by Hajed Obaid A. Alharbi, Mohammad Alshebremi, Ali Yousif Babiker, Arshad Husain Rahmani

“…The included literature comprised experimental studies, randomized controlled trials, and epidemiological studies related to quercetin, while editorials, case analyses, theses, and letters were excluded. …”
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A scoping review of biopsychosocial risk factors and co-morbidities for common spinal disorders. by Bart N Green, Claire D Johnson, Scott Haldeman, Erin Griffith, Michael B Clay, Edward J Kane, Juan M Castellote, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Matthew Smuck, Eric L Hurwitz, Kristi Randhawa, Hainan Yu, Margareta Nordin

“…We used a comprehensive strategy to search PubMed for meta-analyses and systematic reviews of case-control studies, cohort studies, and randomized controlled trials for risk and prognostic factors and cross-sectional studies describing associations and comorbidities.…”
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Methods to appraise available evidence and adequacy of data from a systematic literature review to conduct a robust network meta-analysis of treatment options for patients with hos... by Laura Puzniak, Ryan Dillon, Thomas Lodise

“…We aimed to determine if available evidence from a previously conducted systematic literature review was sufficient to conduct a robust network meta-analysis (NMA) using the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Good Practice Task Force NMA study questionnaire to evaluate suitability, relevance, and credibility of available randomized-controlled trials (RCT) of antibacterial therapies for treatment of patients with hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP/VABP). …”
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Physical and motivational effects of Exergames in healthy adults-A scoping review. by Katrin Hoffmann, Josef Wiemeyer, Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken

“…A systematic literature search was performed in EBSCOhost, WoS CC, SURF, and Science Research for studies meeting the following criteria: a) randomized controlled trials with Exergames compared to conventional training and/ or no treatment; b) healthy adults (age: 18 to 64 years); c) Exergame training interventions; d) assessment of pre-post differences, primary outcomes: endurance, strength, flexibility, speed, balance, sensorimotor coordination, sports skills, player experience; secondary outcomes: adverse events, physical activity level, attitudes, and knowledge. …”
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Effects of physical exercise in reducing caregivers burden: a systematic review by Carla Cardoso, Maria José Lumini, Maria José Lumini, Teresa Martins, Teresa Martins

“…Studies were selected based on the PICOD acronym.ResultsEleven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and two other experimental studies were included. …”
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Clinical Efficacy and Meta-Analysis of Stem Cell Therapies for Patients with Brain Ischemia by Lukui Chen, Guilong Zhang, Ahsan Ali Khan, Xiaoyuan Guo, Yuchun Gu

“…We searched Cochrane Library, PubMed, Ovid, CBM, CNKI, WanFang, and VIP Data from its inception to December 2015, to collect randomized controlled trials (RCT) of stem cell transplantation for the ischemic stroke. …”
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The risk of malnutrition as a predictor of arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal non-valvular atrial Fibrillation and heart failure with preserv... by Zixi Zhang, Cancan Wang, Qiming Liu, Yichao Xiao, Jiabao Zhou, Keke Wu, Yunying Huang, Zeying Zhang, Shiping Liu, Qiuzhen Lin

“…Further large-scale randomized controlled trials are required to validate these findings.…”
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