Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 3 reviews

No studies found 1 · 16.7%GRADE not reported 3 · 50%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Cardiovascular mortality · people with CKD requiring dialysis

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium channel blockers for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 124 participants
GRADE not reported

Cardiovascular mortality · people with CKD requiring dialysis

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium channel blockers for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 164 participants
GRADE not reported

Death · kidney transplant recipients

Calcium channel blockers showed no clear difference in death compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antihypertensive treatment for kidney transplant recipients 2009 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.37, 1.82]
12 studies · 792 participants
Low

Cardiovascular mortality · people with CKD requiring dialysis

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium channel blockers for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported

Death · proteinuric CKD

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Death · kidney transplant recipients

ACE Inhibitors showed no clear difference in death compared with calcium channel blockers (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antihypertensive treatment for kidney transplant recipients 2009 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4.03 [0.45, 35.82]
2 studies · 221 participants
Low