title: Comparing benefits expected in the design of randomized trials with the results of mature meta-analysis: an analysis on aspiration thrombectomy in acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: HTA Unit, ESTAV Toscana Centro, Regional Health Service, 50100 Firenze, Italy. Electronic address: andrea.messori.it@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Messori
authors.affiliation: HTA Unit, ESTAV Toscana Centro, Regional Health Service, 50100 Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fadda
authors.affiliation: HTA Unit, ESTAV Toscana Centro, Regional Health Service, 50100 Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maratea
authors.affiliation: HTA Unit, ESTAV Toscana Centro, Regional Health Service, 50100 Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trippoli
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Aspiration thrombectomy; Equivalence; Meta-analysis; Myocardial infarction; Non-inferiority