Quality of reporting among systematic reviews underpinning the ESC/ACC guidelines on ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.
Elizabeth Payton GarrettBrooke HightowerCorbin G WaltersDerek SroujiJustin ChronisterTrevor TorgersonMicah L HartwellRyan McIntireMitchell LoveMatt VassarPublished in: BMJ evidence-based medicine (2022)
Our study suggests the methodological and reporting quality of SRs used within ESC and ACC CPGs is insufficient, as demonstrated by the lack of adherence to both AMSTAR-2 and PRISMA checklists. Given the importance of CPGs on clinical decision making, and ultimately patient care, the methodological rigour and quality reporting within SRs used in CPGs should be held to the highest standard within the field of cardiology.