Association of Diabetic Macular Edema and Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy With Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous studies on the relationship between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) focused on the early stages of DR. Understanding whether patients with type 2 diabetes and severe stages of DR (diabetic macular edema [DME] and proliferative diabetic retinopathy [PDR]) have a higher risk of CVD will allow physicians to more effectively counsel patients.

Objective

To examine the association of severe stages of DR (DME and PDR) with incident CVD in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Data sources

English-language publications were reviewed for articles evaluating the relationship of DR and CVD in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Current Contents, and the Cochrane Library from inception (January 1, 1950) to December 31, 2014, using the search terms diabetic re

SUBMITTER: Xie J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5593137 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature