Cochrane · systematic review · CD005184

Creatine and creatine analogues in hypertension and cardiovascular disease

Horjus, DL, Oudman, I, van Montfrans, GA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · Cochrane Library

HypertensionAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Effects of creatine and creatine analogues on ejection fraction in patients with heart failure

Population: patients with heart failure
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Creatine phosphate 1g/day
no estimate extracted1 study · 13 participantsLow
Creatine 20g/day for 6 weeks
no estimate extracted1 study · 13 participantsLow
Creatine 20g/day for 10 days
no estimate extracted1 study · 17 participantsLow
Creatinine phosphate 1g/day for 6 months
no estimate extracted1 study · 79 participantsLow
Creatinine phosphate 1g/day for 3 months
no estimate extracted1 study · 88 participantsLow