Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Different Antiplatelet Agents for Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events and Leg Amputations in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Konstantinos Katsanos; Stavros Spiliopoulos; Prakash Saha; Athanasios Diamantopoulos; Narayan Karunanithy; Miltiadis Krokidis; Bijan Modarai; Dimitris Karnabatidis

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135692

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Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Different Antiplatelet Agents for Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events and Leg Amputations in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Konstantinos Katsanos ,

* E-mail: konstantinos.katsanos@gstt.nhs.uk

Affiliations Department of Interventional Radiology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom, Department of Interventional Radiology, Patras University Hospital, School of Medicine, Rion, Greece
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Stavros Spiliopoulos,

Affiliation Department of Interventional Radiology, Patras University Hospital, School of Medicine, Rion, Greece
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Prakash Saha,

Affiliation Academic Department of Surgery, Cardiovascular Division, Kings College London, BHF Centre of Research Excellence & NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at King’s Health Partners, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Athanasios Diamantopoulos,

Affiliation Department of Interventional Radiology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom
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Narayan Karunanithy,

Affiliation Department of Interventional Radiology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom
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Miltiadis Krokidis,

Affiliation Department of Interventional Radiology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Bijan Modarai,

Affiliation Academic Department of Surgery, Cardiovascular Division, Kings College London, BHF Centre of Research Excellence & NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at King’s Health Partners, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Dimitris Karnabatidis

Affiliation Department of Interventional Radiology, Patras University Hospital, School of Medicine, Rion, Greece
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Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Different Antiplatelet Agents for Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events and Leg Amputations in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Konstantinos Katsanos,
Stavros Spiliopoulos,
Prakash Saha,
Athanasios Diamantopoulos,
Narayan Karunanithy,
Miltiadis Krokidis,
Bijan Modarai,
Dimitris Karnabatidis

Published: August 14, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135692

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