Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an umbrella review

Ref ID 1027
First Author Y. Katayama
Journal CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2023
URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10067-023-06608-6
Keywords Cardiology
Musculoskeletal
Low methodological quality
Problem(s) Flawed risk of bias undertaken
Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review
Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
No registered or published protocol
Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed
Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided
Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria
Number of systematic reviews included 9
Summary of Findings All 9 included systematic reviews (SRs) were assessed as critically low quality according to the AMSTAR 2 tool. Only 2 (22.2%) of the SRs explain their selection of the study designs for inclusion; none of the reviews provided a list of excluded studies with justifications, nor reported on the sources of funding for the included studies. Five reviews (55.5%) did not report prior protocols.and five reviews (55.5) or did not consider the risk of bias in primary studies when interpreting the results of the review. Four reviews (44.4%) did not use an appropriate method to assess the risk of bias.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?