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Gordon H. Guyatt

Researcher at McMaster University

Publications -  1749
Citations -  262329

Gordon H. Guyatt is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 231, co-authored 1620 publications receiving 228631 citations. Previous affiliations of Gordon H. Guyatt include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & Cayetano Heredia University.

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Systematic Review on the Risk and Benefit of Different Cholesterol-Lowering Interventions

TL;DR: Of the cholesterol-lowering interventions, only statins showed a large and statistically significant reduction in mortality from coronary heart disease and from all causes, and this result recommends their use in preference to other antilipidemic agents.
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Commentary--goodbye M(C)ID! Hello MID, where do you come from?

TL;DR: This commentary argues that research on the interpretability of HRQL instruments should focus primarily on the patient's view, and defines the minimal important difference (MID) as the smallest difference in score in the outcome of interest that informed patients or informed proxies perceive as important.
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Practice guidelines : What are internists looking for ?

TL;DR: It is concluded that guideline developers should gain the endorsement of major organizations and present key aspects in brief, easily assimilated formats.