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. 2011 Sep 7;2011(9):CD008012. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008012.pub3

Liu 1999.

Methods RCT design: Parallel‐group trial
Total N randomised: unclear
Length of follow‐up: 4 weeks
Analysis: unclear
Participants Location: China
Number of study centres and setting: Patients from 1 hospital
CAD diagnosis: Myocardial infarction (MI) as confirmed by electrocardiography
Depression diagnosis: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES‐D), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), diagnosis according to Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders, Second Edition, Revised (CCMD‐2‐R)
Other entry criteria: unclear
Exclusion criteria: unclear
Treatment N: 31 (32% female, mean age unclear)
Control N: 37 (27% female, mean age unclear)
Comparability of groups: No significant differences
Interventions Treatment: Fluoxetine
Control: Placebo
Duration of treatment: 4 weeks
Outcomes Review outcomes: HAM‐D, Mortality
Other Outcomes: Ventricular Tachycardia (VT), Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Funding unclear
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk not applicable
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk not applicable
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk not applicable
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk not applicable
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk not applicable
Other bias Unclear risk not applicable