Question · asked by 1 review
First‐line calcium channel blocker vs placebo: Cardiovascular events
- Population
- adults with primary hypertension
- Intervention
- First‐line calcium channel blocker
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Cardiovascular events
First‐line calcium channel blocker may leads to lower total cardiovascular events compared with placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
First‐line calcium channel blocker vs placebo Total cardiovascular events · adult patients with primary hypertension First‐line calcium channel blocker may leads to lower total cardiovascular events compared with placebo (low certainty). First‐line drugs for hypertension (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.71 [0.57, 0.87] | 1 study · 4695 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First‐line drugs for hypertension 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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