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Defined term · Outcomes and endpoints

Composite endpoint

An endpoint counting the first occurrence of any of several component events. Interpretable only when the components are of comparable importance and move in the same direction, and the Institute…

Document identifier
CEI-GT-092
Series
Defined term
Version
1.0
Published
30 Jul 2026
Last reviewed
30 Jul 2026
Certainty
Not rated

§1Composite endpoint

§1.2Category

Outcomes and endpoints — Terms describing what a study measures and what the measurement supports.

§1.3Related terms

  • MACE — Major adverse cardiovascular events. Conventionally a three-point composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and non-fatal stroke; four- and…
Compound Evidence Institute · CEI-GT-092 · https://compoundevidence.com/glossary/composite-endpoint/ · retrieved 30 July 2026
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