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Table 5 Proportion of times that a drug-class ended up among the top three (in repeated simulations)

From: Comparative effectiveness of antihypertensive medication for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and multiple treatments meta-analysis

 

Mortality

Myocardial infarction

Stroke

Angina

Heart failure

Diabetes

Diuretics

18%

79%

46%

33%

99%

1%

BB

1%

2%

3%

38%

10%

9%

ACE

23%

75%

11%

27%

83%

96%

CCB

54%

36%

98%

51%

1%

62%

Alpha-blocker

25%

58%

9%

45%

0%

-

ARB

49%

5%

60%

22%

22%

99%

Diuretics and/or BB

84%

45%

71%

22%

65%

33%

"Conventional"

46%

0%

1%

-

20%

-

  1. ACE, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; ARB, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers; BB, Beta-blockers; CCB, Calcium Channel Blockers;