Question · asked by 1 review
Aspirin vs placebo: Cardiovascular events
- Population
- adults with hypertension (patients with atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, pre‐eclampsia or pulmonary hypertension were excluded)
- Intervention
- Aspirin
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Cardiovascular events
Aspirin may leads to lower all cardiovascular events compared with placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Aspirin vs placebo All cardiovascular events · adults with hypertension (patients with atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, pre‐eclampsia or pulmonary… Aspirin may leads to lower all cardiovascular events compared with placebo (low certainty). Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants for hypertension (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 0.86 [0.77, 0.96] | 3 studies · 35794 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants for hypertension 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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