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ReviewCureus2021

Relationship Between Melatonin and Cardiovascular Disease.

Flora Ozkalayci, Umut Kocabas, Betul U Altun, Seithikurippu Pandi-Perumal, Armagan Altun

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In one paragraph

Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. New Perspectives on the Role and Therapeutic Potential of Melatonin in Cardiovascular Diseases.American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions · 2024
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  14. Evidence for the Benefits of Melatonin in Cardiovascular Disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022
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  16. Review: Circadian clocks and rhythms in the vascular tree.Current opinion in pharmacology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Flora OzkalayciCardiology, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul, TUR.
Umut KocabasCardiology, Baskent University Izmir Hospital, Izmir, TUR.
Betul U AltunEndocrinology, Academic Hospital, Istanbul, TUR.
Seithikurippu Pandi-PerumalSleep Medicine, Somnogen Canada Inc, Toronto, CAN.
Armagan AltunCardiology, Baskent University İstanbul Hospital, Istanbul, TUR.
Izmir University · TRBaşkent University · TRBaşkent University Hospital · TRToronto Sleep Institute · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The coronary atherosclerotic process involves different pathological mechanisms; inflammation is one of the major triggers for the development of atherosclerotic plaque. Although several studies showed the favorable effects of melatonin on the cardiovascular system (CVS), melatonin seems not to take its rightful place in today's clinical practice. This review aims to point out the role of melatonin on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its' risk factors. All data were obtained via PubMed, Wikipedia, and Google.

Indexed as

cardiovascularcircadian rhythmcoronary artery diseasemelatoninrisk factors

Identifiers

PMID33654615
PMCPMC7914336
OpenAlexW3121750748

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Registered trials

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