Association between eczema and major cardiovascular outcomes in population-based studies: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic inflammatory diseases such as eczema (also known as atopic dermatitis) have been inconsistently linked to cardiovascular disease and stroke in both mechanistic and epidemiological studies. There is a need to review the existing epidemiological data examining the association between eczema and major cardiovascular outcomes, including angina, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularisation, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, stroke and cardiovascular death, in order to improve our understanding of the comorbidities of eczema.

Methods and analysis

We will systematically review population-based studies, including cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies, reporting on the association between eczema and cardiovascular outcomes. We will search Medlin

SUBMITTER: Ascott A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640133 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature