Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers on cardiovascular outcomes in dialysis patients : a systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and/or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are recommended by guidelines as first-line antihypertensive therapies in the general population or in patients with earlier stages of kidney disease. However, the cardioprotective benefit of these agents among patients on dialysis remains uncertain.

METHODS: We searched the MEDLINE, PubMed and Cochrane databases from inception through February 2022 to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the efficacy of ACEIs/ARBs relative to placebo or no add-on treatment in patients receiving dialysis. RCTs were eligible if they assessed fatal or non-fatal cardiovascular events as a primary efficacy endpoint.

RESULTS: We identified five RCTs involving 1582 dialysis patients. Compared with placebo or no add-on treatment, the use of ACEIs/ARBs was not associated with a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular events {risk ratio [RR] 0.79 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.57-1.11]}. Furthermore, there was no benefit in cardiovascular mortality [RR 0.82 (95% CI 0.59-1.14)] and all-cause mortality [RR 0.86 (95% CI 0.64-1.15)]. These results were consistent when the included RCTs were stratified by subgroups, including hypertension, ethnicity, sample size, duration of follow-up and quality.

CONCLUSION: The present meta-analysis showed that among patients on dialysis, the use of ACEIs/ARBs is not associated with a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality as compared with placebo or no add-on treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 38(2023), 1 vom: 23. Jan., Seite 203-211

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Georgianos, Panagiotis I [VerfasserIn]
Tziatzios, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Roumeliotis, Stefanos [VerfasserIn]
Vaios, Vasilios [VerfasserIn]
Sgouropoulou, Vasiliki [VerfasserIn]
Tsalikakis, Dimitrios G [VerfasserIn]
Liakopoulos, Vassilios [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Rajiv [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Angiotensin receptor blockers
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Antihypertensive Agents
Cardiovascular events
Dialysis
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Mortality
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 25.01.2023

Date Revised 02.02.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ndt/gfac253

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345870212