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Risk of bias in meta-analysis on erythropoietin-stimulating agents in heart failure
  1. B P Geisler1,2,3,
  2. R M van Dam1,4,5,
  3. G S Gazelle1,2,
  4. A Goehler2,3
  1. 1
    Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  2. 2
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  3. 3
    University for Health Sciences Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall, Austria
  4. 4
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  5. 5
    Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  1. Dr B P Geisler, 38 Calvin St, Somerville, MA 02143, USA; ben.geisler{at}gmail.com

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2009.172163

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    To the editor: We are delighted by the encouraging results reported in the meta-analysis of van der Meer et al1 regarding lower hospitalisation rates for patients with heart failure (HF) receiving erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. However, the possibility of bias in the studies included in the meta-analysis might be greater than assessed by the authors.

    First, the methodological quality of the …

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    2009 BMJ Publishing Group and British Cardiovascular Society

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      Heart 2009; 95 1279-1279 Published Online First: 15 Jul 2009.