The relationship between carotid disease and retinopathy in diabetes: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Since studies of the relationship between carotid disease and diabetic retinopathy (DR) have shown apparent inconsistencies, the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of available published data. METHODS:Electronic databases were searched independently by two reviewers, according to an iterative protocol, for relevant articles. The search term used was "diabetes AND (carotid disease OR intima-media OR carotid plaque OR carotid stenosis OR carotid arterial disease OR carotid artery disease OR carotid atherosclerosis) AND (retinopathy OR diabetic retinopathy)". RESULTS:From 477 publications, 14 studies were included. There were differences in the variables used as markers of carotid disease and DR across the included studies. Ten studies used carotid disease as the

SUBMITTER: Drinkwater JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7201797 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature