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 Cardiology
Low reporting quality
Non-Cochrane reviews
Low methodological quality
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? Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes