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Table 4 A summary of quality assessment

From: Critical evaluation of stents in coronary angioplasty: a systematic review

Study (author)

Journal

Impact factor quintile

Bias domain

[24]

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Q1

Selection bias

[25]

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Q1

Detection bias

[26]

Circulation

Q1

Selection bias, performance bias, detection bias

[27]

European Heart Journal

Q1

Selection bias

[28]

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Q1

Detection bias

[29]

Circulation

Q1

Selection bias

[30]

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Q1

Selection bias

[31]

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Q1

Selection bias

[23]

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Q1

–

[32]

Circulation

Q1

Performance bias

[33]

Circulation

Q1

–

[34]

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Q1

–

[35]

European Heart Journal

Q1

Selection bias, performance bias

[36]

European Heart Journal

Q1

Detection bias

[37]

European Heart Journal

Q1

–

[38]

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Q1

–

[39]

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Q2

Selection bias, performance bias

[40]

European Heart Journal

Q1

–

[21]

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Q2

–

[22]

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Q1

–

  1. The table displays the included searched literature, with the journal each paper is cited from as well the associated impact factor quintile (Q1 = First Quintile, Q2 = Second Quintile), from the Scimago Journal and Country Rank [22]. Bias domains were determined by examination of study design and methodology of each paper [24]