Are potentially clinically meaningful benefits misinterpreted in cardiovascular randomized trials? A systematic examination of statistical significance, clinical significance, and authors' conclusions.

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Title: Are potentially clinically meaningful benefits misinterpreted in cardiovascular randomized trials? A systematic examination of statistical significance, clinical significance, and authors' conclusions.
Authors: Allan GM; Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Family Medicine - Research Program, University of Alberta, 6-10 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada. michael.allan@ualberta.ca., Finley CR; Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Family Medicine - Research Program, University of Alberta, 6-10 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada., McCormack J; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada., Kumar V; Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Family Medicine - Research Program, University of Alberta, 6-10 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada., Kwong S; Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Family Medicine - Research Program, University of Alberta, 6-10 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada., Braschi E; Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada., Korownyk C; Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Family Medicine - Research Program, University of Alberta, 6-10 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada., Kolber MR; Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Family Medicine - Research Program, University of Alberta, 6-10 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada., Lindblad AJ; Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Family Medicine - Research Program, University of Alberta, 6-10 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada., Babenko O; Medical Education, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada., Garrison S; Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Family Medicine - Research Program, University of Alberta, 6-10 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada.
Source: BMC medicine [BMC Med] 2017 Mar 20; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 58. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 20.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101190723 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1741-7015 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17417015 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Med Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1741-7015
DOI:10.1186/s12916-017-0821-9