Table 1 Reports' characteristics
| Â | n (%) n = 132 |
|---|---|
Journal | Â |
   General medical journal | 20 (15.2) |
   Circulation | 15 (11.4) |
   American Heart Journal | 14 (10.6) |
   Catheter and Cardiovascular Intervention | 18 (13.6) |
   Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 17 (12.9) |
   American Journal of Cardiology | 15 (11.4) |
   Other | 33 (25.0) |
Funding | Â |
   Public funding | 16 (12.1) |
   Manufacturer funding | 49(37.1) |
   Both public and manufacturer funding | 7 (5.3) |
   No funding | 3 (2.3) |
   Not reported | 57 (43.2) |
Interventions | Â |
   BMS | 41 (31.1) |
   Polymer-coated stent | 19 (14.4) |
   DES | 64 (48.5) |
   Strategy of stent implantation | 8 (6.1) |
Comparisons (experimental intervention vs control arm) | Â |
   DES vs BMS | 35 (26.5) |
   DES vs another DES | 19 (14.4) |
   DES vs same DES but with a different dosage | 5 (3.8) |
   DES vs balloon angioplasty | 6 (4.5) |
   DES vs polymer-coated stent | 3 (2.3) |
   DES vs surgery | 1 (0.8) |
   Polymer-coated stent vs BMS | 13 (9.8) |
   Polymer-coated stent vs angioplasty | 3 (2.3) |
   BMS vs another BMS | 13 (9.8) |
   BMS vs angioplasty | 10 (7.6) |
   BMS vs surgery | 9 (6.8) |
   BMS vs a strategy of stent implantation | 6 (6.8) |
   Strategy of stent implantation vs another strategy of stent implantation | 4 (3.0) |
   Strategy of stent implantation vs angioplasty | 5 (3.8) |