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SynthesisMedicine2017

Effects of prostaglandin E1 on reperfusion injury patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Houyong Zhu, Xiaoqun Xu, Yu Ding, Liang Zhou, Jinyu Huang

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Houyong ZhuZhejiang Chinese Medical University Hnagzhou First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiaoqun Xu
Yu Ding
Liang Zhou
Jinyu Huang
GTx (United States) · USZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProstaglandin E1 (PGE1) is widely used as a pretreatment for myocardial reperfusion injury in animal experiments. However, the cardioprotective effects of PGE1 in patients have not been established. We performed a meta-analysis to investigate whether PGE1 is cardioprotective, based on the reduction of correlative reperfusion injury events (CRIE), major adverse cardiac events (MACE), and biomarker release in patients with ischemia reperfusion injury.

methodsThe Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were searched for randomized clinical trials confirming the effects of PGE1. Two investigators independently selected suitable trials, assessed trial quality, and extracted data.

resultsSix studies in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (4 studies) and cardiac surgery (2 studies), comprising a total of 445 patients, were included in this review. The results showed that PGE1 reduced the incidence of CRIE (relative ratio 0.4 [95% confidence interval 0.43, 0.95]), the incidence of MACE (0.35 [0.17, 0.70]), and the level of troponin T (standardized mean difference 20.28 [20.47, 20.09]), creatine kinase-MB (-1.74 [-3.21, - 0.27]), interleukin-6 (-1.37 [-2.69, - 0.04]), and interleukin-8 (-2.05 [-2.75, - 1.34]).

conclusionPGE1 may have beneficial effects on myocardial reperfusion injury in the clinic.

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AgedAlprostadilBiomarkersCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiotonic AgentsCreatine Kinase, MB FormFemaleHumansIncidenceInterleukin-6Interleukin-8MaleMiddle AgedMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPostoperative PeriodAlprostadilBiomarkersCardiotonic AgentsCreatine Kinase, MB FormCXCL8 protein, humanIL6 protein, humanInterleukin-6Interleukin-8Troponin T

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PMID28403095
PMCPMC5403092
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