Synthesis of systematic reviews of percutaneous device closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) for prevention of recurrent cryptogenic stroke: Redundant publications and methodological deficiencies

Mustafa Husaini; Amir Esmaeeli; Manoj Thangam; Michelle Doering; David L Brown

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2020.10.051

Synthesis of systematic reviews of percutaneous device closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) for prevention of recurrent cryptogenic stroke: Redundant publications and methodological deficiencies

Am Heart J. 2021 Feb:232:57-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.10.051. Epub 2020 Oct 22.

Authors

Mustafa Husaini¹, Amir Esmaeeli², Manoj Thangam¹, Michelle Doering³, David L Brown⁴

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Division, St Louis, MO; Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO; Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.
² Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO; Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.
³ Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.
⁴ Cardiovascular Division, St Louis, MO; Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO; Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO. Electronic address: d.brown@wustl.edu.

PMID: 33098809
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.10.051

Abstract

Critical assessments of systemic reviews and meta-analyses have found them to often be redundant, lacking in novel perspectives, of poor methodological quality, and written by authors with potential conflicts of interest. We sought to investigate these issues as they relate to systemic reviews and meta-analyses of percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure for the prevention of recurrent cryptogenic stroke.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiac Catheterization
Conflict of Interest*
Foramen Ovale, Patent / surgery*
Humans
Ischemic Stroke / prevention & control*
Meta-Analysis as Topic*
Research Support as Topic*
Secondary Prevention
Septal Occluder Device
Systematic Reviews as Topic / standards*