Cochrane · systematic review · CD007449

Blood pressure lowering efficacy of dual alpha and beta blockers for primary hypertension

Wong, GWK, Laugerotte, A, Wright, JM · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · 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 1 · 20%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 1 · 20%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

Comparison

Population: Adults with primary hypertension
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Systolic blood pressure
no estimate extracted8 studies · 1007 participantsLow
Diastolic blood pressure
no estimate extracted8 studies · 1007 participantsLow
Heart rate
no estimate extracted7 studies · 977 participantsLow
Pulse pressure
no estimate extracted8 studies · 1007 participantsVery low
WDAE
no estimate extracted5 studies · 1412 participantsModerate