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Combination with potassium‐sparing diuretics vs monotherapy: Total mortality
- Population
- people with primary hypertension
- Intervention
- Combination with potassium‐sparing diuretics
- Comparison
- monotherapy
- Outcome
- Total mortality
It is very uncertain whether combination with potassium‐sparing diuretics changes total mortality compared with monotherapy (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Combination with potassium‐sparing diuretics vs monotherapy Total mortality · people with primary hypertension It is very uncertain whether combination with potassium‐sparing diuretics changes total mortality compared with monotherapy (very low certainty). First‐line combination therapy versus first‐line monotherapy for primary hypertension (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.24 [0.01, 5.87] | 1 study · 200 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First‐line combination therapy versus first‐line monotherapy for primary hypertension 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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