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Table 1 Quality assessment of studies investigating DEB + BMS vs control groups

From: Drug eluting balloons for de novocoronary lesions – a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Control group(s)

Randomization/ allocation concealment

Intention to treat analysis

Blinded endpoint assessment

Premature stopping

Reporting of dropouts

DEB-AMI

DES, BMS

2

2

2

2

2

Stella et al.

DES, BMS

2

2

2

1

2

PEPCAD III

DES

1

2

0

1

1

PERFECT

EPC-BMS

2

2

1

1

1

BELLO

DES

2

2

1

1

2

Herdeg et al.

DES, BMS

2

2

1

2

2

Ali et al.

DES

2

1

1

1

1

PICCOLETTO

DES

2

2

1

2

2

  1. Scoring: 0 points = no information or insufficient. 1 = Sufficient quality. 2 = Good quality.
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