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SUBMITTER: Glisic M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6039863 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Glisic Marija M Shahzad Sara S Tsoli Stergiani S Chadni Mahmuda M Asllanaj Eralda E Rojas Lyda Z LZ Brown Elizabeth E Chowdhury Rajiv R Muka Taulant T Franco Oscar H OH
European journal of preventive cardiology 20180510 10
Aims The association between progestin-only contraceptive (POC) use and the risk of various cardiometabolic outcomes has rarely been studied. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the impact of POC use on cardiometabolic outcomes including venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, stroke, hypertension and diabetes. Methods and results Nineteen observational studies (seven cohort and 12 case-control) were included in this systematic review. Of those, nine studies re ...[more]