“…A broad range of clinical conditions in cardiology were covered, including atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation (Fraenkel et al ,14 Hoolbrook et al ,20 Kunneman et al ,9 Man-Son-Hing et al ,22 McAlister et al 23 and Thomson et al 18), chest pain and coronary artery disease (Case et al ,11 Coylewright et al ,12 Doll et al ,13 Hess et al ,15 Hess 8 et al and Morgan et al 24), cardiac devices and pacemakers (Carroll et al ,19 Lewis et al 21 and Thomas et al 17), as well as advanced treatment options, including left ventricular assist devices (Allen et al 10 and Kostick et al 16). Included trials used a variety of formats in patient decision aids to improve SDM, including printed aids (Allen et al ,10 Carroll et al ,19 Coylewright et al ,12 Hess et al ,15 Hess et al ,8 Holbrook et al ,20 Kostick et al ,16 Lewis et al ,21 McAlister et al ,23 Man-Son-Hing et al ,22 Morgan et al 24 and Schwalm et al 25), audiotapes (Holbrook et al ,20 McAlister et al 23 and Man-Son-Hing et al 22), video (Allen et al ,10 Morgan et al 24 and Thomas et al 17), coaching (Lewis et al 21) and online/computer programs (Case et al ,11 Doll et al ,13 Fraenkel et al ,14 Holbrook et al ,20 Kunneman et al 9 and Thomson et al 18). Details of reviewers’ structured assessment of methodological quality of included studies6 are shown in table 3.…”