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. 2011 Jan 11;2011:0211.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Cardiovascular events

Systematic review
5674 people with coronary stenting, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral arterial disease; 3782 people (67%) with peripheral arterial disease
12 RCTs in this analysis
Occurrence of all cardiovascular events 12 to 144 weeks
289/3038 (10%) with cilostazol
328/2636 (12%) with placebo

RR 0.86
95% CI 0.74 to 0.99
P = 0.038
Small effect size Cilostazol

Systematic review
5674 people with coronary stenting, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral arterial disease; 3782 people (67%) with peripheral arterial disease
12 RCTs in this analysis
Occurrence of cerebrovascular events 12 to 144 weeks
67/3038 (2%) with cilostazol
111/2636 (4%) with placebo

RR 0.58
95% CI 0.43 to 0.78
P <0.001
Small effect size Cilostazol

Systematic review
5674 people with coronary stenting, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral arterial disease; 3782 people (67%) with peripheral arterial disease
12 RCTs in this analysis
Occurrence of cardiac events 12 to 144 weeks
222/3038 (7%) with cilostazol
217/2636 (8%) with placebo

RR 0.99
95% CI 0.83 to 1.17
P = 0.908
Not significant