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RETRACTION article

Front. Cardiovasc. Med., 01 May 2024
Sec. Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1422760
This article is part of the Research Topic Highlights in Heart Surgery: 2021 View all 9 articles

Retraction: Comparative evaluation of the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications after minimally invasive valve surgery vs. full sternotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity score-matched studies

This article is a retraction of:

  1. RETRACTED: Comparative Evaluation of the Incidence of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications After Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery vs. Full Sternotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Propensity Score-Matched Studies

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A Retraction of the Systematic Review Article

Comparative evaluation of the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications after minimally invasive valve surgery vs. full sternotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity score-matched studies

By Mohamed MA, Ding S, Ali Shah SZ, Li R, Dirie NI, Cheng C and Wei X (2021). Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 8:724178. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.724178

Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the scientific validity of the article. An investigation was conducted in accordance with Frontiers’ policies. The authors failed to provide a satisfactory explanation and as a result, the conclusions of the article have been deemed unreliable and the article is retracted.

This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors agree to this retraction.

Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2024) Retraction: Comparative evaluation of the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications after minimally invasive valve surgery vs. full sternotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity score-matched studies. Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 11:1422760. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1422760

Received: 24 April 2024; Accepted: 24 April 2024;
Published: 1 May 2024.

Approved by: Hendrik Tevaearai Stahel, University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland

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