Cardio-oncology & otherResearch article
Evaluating Cardiovascular Devices Using Observational Analyses
- Methodological review
Authors' conclusion
A principled approach to the planning and conduct of observational analyses can improve the quality of real-world evidence generation and ensure that the results of observational studies on medical devices can support meaningful conclusions about the risks and benefits of new devices.
Study context
- Population
- Observational analyses evaluating the effectiveness and safety of cardiovascular devices
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Framework for observational comparative effectiveness and safety analyses of cardiovascular devices
- Target trial framework highlighted as a practical tool for guiding observational comparative effectiveness analyses
- Planning and conduct organised as responses to 3 prompting questions: what do we want, what do we have, what do we do
Original publication
Evaluating Cardiovascular Devices Using Observational Analyses. Circulation. Published 18 May 2026. doi:10.1161/circulationaha.125.065903
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