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First‐line thiazides vs alpha‐blocker: Total mortality Duration: 3.2 years

Population
patients with hypertension
Intervention
First‐line thiazides
Comparison
alpha‐blocker
Outcome
Total mortality Duration: 3.2 years

First‐line thiazides showed no clear difference in total mortality Duration: 3.2 years compared with first‐line alpha‐blockers (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
First‐line thiazides vs first‐line alpha‐blockers
Total mortality Duration: 3.2 years · adults with hypertension
First‐line thiazides showed no clear difference in total mortality Duration: 3.2 years compared with first‐line alpha‐blockers (moderate certainty).
First‐line diuretics versus other classes of antihypertensive drugs for hypertension (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.98 [0.88, 1.09]1 study · 24316 participantsModerate

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
First‐line diuretics versus other classes of antihypertensive drugs for hypertension
2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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