Diabetic retinopathy predicts cardiovascular mortality in diabetes: a meta-analysis

Diabetic retinopathy predicts cardiovascular mortality in diabetes: a meta-analysis

Abstract Background The prognostic significance of diabetic retinopathy (DR) for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remained unclear. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to assess whether DR predicted CVD mortality in diabetic patients. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochra...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Hong Xu, Bo Sun, Shan Zhong, Dong-Dong Wei, Ze Hong, Ai-Qiang Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Diabetic retinopathy
Cardiovascular disease
Mortality
Diabetes
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-020-01763-z

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