Prevalence of asymptomatic or "silent" myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Myocardial ischemia (MI) is a top ranked cause of death among diabetic patients, yet it is mostly asymptomatic or "silent". There is a need for summary epidemiologic measures on this highly lethal and unnoticeable complication of diabetes. The proposed systematic review and meta-analysis aims to estimate of the global prevalence of silent MI among diabetic patients.

Methods and analysis

This protocol was prepared according to the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) statement. The systematic review will include all observational studies published until March 23, 2021 and reporting on the prevalence of silent MI in diabetic patients. Electronic sources including MEDLINE(PubMed), Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web o

SUBMITTER: Fokoua-Maxime CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8191872 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature