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World J Cardiol. May 26, 2026; 18(5): 119100
Published online May 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i5.119100
Published online May 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i5.119100
Figure 1
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Diagram Representing Breakdown of Included and Excluded Studies.
Figure 2 Risk of bias assessment of included studies.
A: Risk of bias in non-randomized studies of interventions scale graph for included observational studies; B: Traffic plot for included observational studies; C: Risk of bias 2.0 tool graph for included observational studies; D: Traffic plot for included observational studies.
Figure 3 Forest plot assessing the risk of acute coronary syndrome associated with proton pump inhibitors in comparison with placebo.
A: Randomized controlled trials only; B: Observational studies only. PPI: Proton pump inhibitor; M-H: Mantel-Haenszel; CI: Confidence interval.
Figure 4 Forest plot assessing the risk of all-cause mortality associated with proton pump inhibitors in comparison with placebo.
A: Randomized controlled trials only; B: Observational studies only. PPI: Proton pump inhibitor; M-H: Mantel-Haenszel; CI: Confidence interval.
Figure 5 Forest plot assessing the risk of cardiac mortality associated with proton pump inhibitors in comparison with placebo.
A: Randomized controlled trials only; B: Observational studies only. PPI: Proton pump inhibitor; M-H: Mantel-Haenszel; CI: Confidence interval.
Figure 6 Observational studies only forest plot assessing the impact of proton pump inhibitors.
A: Major adverse cardiovascular event; B: Stent thrombosis; C: Coronary revascularization; D: Ischemic stroke. PPI: Proton pump inhibitor; M-H: Mantel-Haenszel; CI: Confidence interval.
- Citation: Sohail R, Khan Z, Shah HH, Khattak R, Khan A, Chaudhry S, Khan U, Mansoor H, Namal F, Orciuolo J, Desai S, Singh M. Cardiovascular safety of proton pump inhibitors in post-percutaneous coronary intervention patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy: A meta-analysis. World J Cardiol 2026; 18(5): 119100
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v18/i5/119100.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v18.i5.119100