Epicardial adipose tissue and carotid artery disease Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 97(17): 0273, Apr. 2018. graf
Article
in English
| Sec. Est. Saúde SP, CONASS, SESSP-IDPCPROD, Sec. Est. Saúde SP
| ID: biblio-1223235
Responsible library:
BR79.1
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Atherosclerosis is now widely recognized as a multifactorial disease with outcomes that arise from complex factors such as plaque components, blood flow, and inflammation. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a metabolically active fat depot, abundant in proinflammatory cytokines, and has been correlated with the extent and severity of carotid artery disease (CD). The locations most frequently affected by carotid atherosclerosis are the proximal internal carotid artery (ie, the origin) and the common carotid artery bifurcation. Progression of atheromatous plaque at the carotid bifurcation results in luminal narrowing, often accompanied by ulceration. However, there are no systematic analyses or well-conducted meta-analyses to evaluate the relationship between EAT and CD. The aim of this study is to examine this association of EAT with CD in different ages and sex.METHODS:
This systematic review and meta-analysis will be conducted using published studies that will be identified from electronic databases (ie, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Studies that (1) examined the association between EAT and CD, (2) focus on cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies, (3) will conducted among in adults aged 40 to 70 years, (4) provided sufficient data for calculating ORs or relative risk with a 95% CI, (5) will published as original articles written in English or other languages, and (6) have been published until January 2018 will be included. Study selection, data collection, quality assessment and statistical syntheses will be conducted based on discussions among investigators.Results:
We propose the current protocol to evaluate the evaluation of EAT with ED.CONCLUSION:
This systematic review will not need ethical approval, because it does not involve human beings. The results and findings of this study will be submitted and published in a scientific peer-reviewed journal.
Full text:
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Collection:
National databases
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Brazil
Database:
CONASS
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Sec. Est. Saúde SP
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SESSP-IDPCPROD
Main subject:
Pericardium
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Carotid Artery Diseases
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Adipose Tissue
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Systematic review
Aspects:
Ethical aspects
Language:
English
Journal:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Department of Cardiology/IR
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Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, Department of Clinical Research/BR
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Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Department of Angio Cardio Neurology, IRCCS Neuromed/IT
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Department of Specialized and General Surgery, Fluminense Federal University/BR
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Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Department of Clinical Research/GB
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FOP Unicamp, Department of Clinical Research/BR
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Federal University of Mato Grosso, Department of Medicine/BR
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Federal University of Minas Gerais, Department of Cardiology/BR
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Federal University of Uberlândia, Department of Clinical Research/BR
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Graduate Program in Medicine and Health, Department of Health and Sciences, Federal University of Bahia/BR