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World J Cardiol. Jul 26, 2026; 18(7): 120236
Published online Jul 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.120236
Published online Jul 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.120236
Table 2 A Newcastle Ottawa scale summarizing the methodological quality of the included studies
| Ref. | Selection | Comparability | Reporting | AHRQ standard |
| Klenke et al[15], 2018 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Shah et al[16], 2018 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Pilbrow et al[17], 2014 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Shen et al[18], 2021 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Biener et al[19], 2022 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Eyyupkoca et al[20], 2022 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Cai et al[21], 2024 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Grabmaier et al[22], 2017 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Wang et al[23], 2011 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Devaux et al[24], 2015 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Jakob et al[25], 2017 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Matsumoto et al[26], 2013 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Cortez-Dias et al[27], 2016 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Fair |
| He et al[28], 2014 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Bauters et al[29], 2013 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Hromádka et al[30], 2019 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Zeller et al[31], 2014 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Simionescu et al[32], 2016 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Wang et al[33], 2017 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Zhong et al[34], 2018 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Polyakova et al[35], 2021 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Karakas et al[36], 2017 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| de Gonzalo-Calvo et al[37], 2019 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Wang et al[38], 2014 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Wang et al[39], 2020 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Yuan et al[40], 2018 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Opstad et al[41], 2017 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Iusupova et al[42], 2024 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Mayer et al[43], 2019 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Mick et al[44], 2017 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Mäntylä et al[45], 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Yildirim et al[46], 2019 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Kara et al[47], 2021 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Jäntti et al[10], 2019 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Good |
- Citation: Popat A, Sathipati SY, Sharma PP. Circulating microRNAs as biomarkers of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review. World J Cardiol 2026; 18(7): 120236
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v18/i7/120236.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.120236