Renal Resistive Index and Cardiovascular Events, Cardiovascular Mortality, and All-Cause Mortality: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Giulio Geraci   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Vincenzo Calabrese   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Pietro Ferrara   ^{2, 3} , PhD ;   Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa   ⁴ , DDS, PhD ;   Giuseppe Cuttone   ¹ , PhD ;   Luigi La Via   ⁵ , MD ;   Nicola Sinatra   ⁶ , MD ;   Alessandra Sorce   ⁷ , MS ;   Caterina Carollo   ^{7, 8} , PhD ;   Giuseppe Mulè   ^{7, 8} , MD ;   Jacob George   ⁹ , MBChB, MD ;   Riccardo Polosa   ^{1, 4, 10} , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna Kore, Enna, Italy

² Center for Public Health Research, University of Milan–Bicocca, Monza, Italy

³ Laboratory of Public Health, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy

⁴ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

⁵ Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care 1, University Hospital Policlinico “G Rodolico-San Marco”, Catania, Italy

⁶ Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Paolo Borsellino Hospital, Marsala, Italy

⁷ Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Unit of Nephrology and Dialysis, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

⁸ European Society of Hypertension Excellence Center, Chair of Nephrology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

⁹ University of Dundee Medical School, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, United Kingdom

¹⁰ Centre of Excellence for the Acceleration of HArm Reduction (CoEHAR), University of Catania, Catania, Italy

*these authors contributed equally