Cochrane · systematic review · CD011747

Ranolazine for stable angina pectoris

Salazar, CA, Basilio Flores, JE, Veramendi Espinoza, LE, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

HeartAMSTAR 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
11
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 21.4%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 7.1%Low 6 · 42.9%Moderate 4 · 28.6%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

Ranolazine (add‐on therapy) versus placebo for stable angina pectoris

Population: patients with stable angina pectoris
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Cardiovascular mortality ‐ not reported
Ranolazine (add‐on therapy) vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Non‐cardiovascular mortality ‐ not reported
Ranolazine (add‐on therapy) vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
All‐cause mortality
Ranolazine (add‐on therapy) vs placebo
RR 0.83 [0.26, 2.71]3 studies · 2053 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Quality of life Scale: 0 to 100.
Ranolazine (add‐on therapy) vs placebo
no estimate extracted4 studies · 1563 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
AMI incidence
Ranolazine (add‐on therapy) vs placebo
RR 0.4 [0.08, 2.07]2 studies · 1509 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Angina episodes frequency
Ranolazine (add‐on therapy) vs placebo
no estimate extracted3 studies · 2004 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Adverse events incidence
Ranolazine (add‐on therapy) vs placebo
RR 1.22 [1.06, 1.4]3 studies · 2123 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency

Ranolazine (monotherapy) versus placebo for stable angina pectoris

Population: patients with stable angina pectoris
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Cardiovascular mortality
Ranolazine (monotherapy) vs placebo
RR 1.03 [0.56, 1.88]1 study · 2604 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Non‐cardiovascular mortality ‐ not reported
Ranolazine (monotherapy) vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
All‐cause mortality
Ranolazine (monotherapy) vs placebo
RR 1 [0.81, 1.25]3 studies · 6249 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Quality of life Scale: 0 to 100
Ranolazine (monotherapy) vs placebo
no estimate extracted3 studies · 2256 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
AMI incidence
Ranolazine (monotherapy) vs placebo
RR 0.88 [0.69, 1.12]3 studies · 2983 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Angina episodes frequency
Ranolazine (monotherapy) vs placebo
no estimate extracted2 studies · 402 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Adverse events incidence
Ranolazine (monotherapy) vs placebo
RR 1.5 [1.12, 2]3 studies · 947 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias