Quality of systematic reviews supporting the 2017 ACC/AHA and 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines for the management of hypertension

Ref ID	941
First Author	R. Kanukula
Journal	BMJ EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
Year Of Publishing	2022
URL	https://ebm.bmj.com/content/27/2/79.long
Keywords	• Non-Cochrane reviews • Low reporting quality • Low methodological quality • Cardiology
Problem(s)	• Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review • Low reporting (PRISMA) quality • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • No registered or published protocol
Number of systematic reviews included	40
Summary of Findings	From 40 included systematic reviews that informed recommendations in the recent American and European hypertension guidelines published up to 2018. Methodological (AMSTAR 2) and reporting (PRISMA) quality were found to vary considerably. Lack of information on the funding source of included studies, use of a protocol, integration of risk of bias assessments while interpreting findings and reporting of excluded studies were major methodological deficiencies.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results?	N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?	Yes