Spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of refractory angina: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Taylor, Rod S ^a   De Vries, Jessica ^b   Buchser, Eric ^c   DeJongste, Mike J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Hospital of Morges   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADL DISABILITY; ANGINA PECTORIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTORY ANGINA PECTORIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGINA PECTORIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65249138790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-9-13     Document Type: Review

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