Renal Resistive Index and Cardiovascular Events, Cardiovascular Mortality, and All-Cause Mortality: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Giulio Geraci, Vincenzo Calabrese, Pietro Ferrara, Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa, Giuseppe Cuttone, Luigi La Via, Nicola Sinatra, Alessandra Sorce, Caterina Carollo, Giuseppe Mulè, Jacob George, Riccardo Polosa, Javad Sarvestan · 2025
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Giulio Geraci and co-authors publish the protocol for a planned review of a kidney ultrasound measure and heart risk, in a paper from 2025. The renal resistive index, read from Doppler ultrasound, reflects resistance in kidney vessels and overall circulatory strain. Higher values have repeatedly been tied to organ damage, and many small studies link them to heart attacks, death from heart disease, and death overall.
No one has yet gathered that scattered evidence in one place. Following standard protocol guidelines, the team will pool observational studies of adults, comparing outcomes at an index of 0.70 or above against lower values. Dialysis patients, children, and pregnant women are excluded in advance. The registered plan lets readers later judge whether the finished review followed its own rules.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Giulio Geraci, Vincenzo Calabrese, Pietro Ferrara, Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa, Giuseppe Cuttone, Luigi La Via, Nicola Sinatra, Alessandra Sorce, Caterina Carollo, Giuseppe Mulè, Jacob George, Riccardo Polosa, Javad Sarvestan |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |