Question · asked by 1 review

RAS inhibitors vs CCBs: End‐stage renal disease

Population
patients with hypertension
Intervention
RAS inhibitors
Comparison
CCBs
Outcome
End‐stage renal disease

RAS inhibitors showed no clear difference in end stage renal failure compared with CCBs (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
RAS inhibitors vs CCBs
End stage renal failure · people with hypertension
RAS inhibitors showed no clear difference in end stage renal failure compared with CCBs (low certainty).
First‐line drugs inhibiting the renin angiotensin system versus other first‐line antihypertensive drug… (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.88 [0.74, 1.05]4 studies · 19551 participantsLow

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
First‐line drugs inhibiting the renin angiotensin system versus other first‐line antihypertensive drug classes for hypertension
2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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