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SynthesisMedicine2019

Effect and safety of LCZ696 in the treatment of hypertension: A meta-analysis of 9 RCT studies.

Qiongqiong Li, Lina Li, Fanghao Wang, Wei Zhang, Yipeng Guo, Fuzhen Wang, Youxia Liu, Junya Jia, Shan Lin

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors: Comprehensive review and implications in hypertension treatment.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Qiongqiong LiDepartment of Nephrology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University.
Lina LiDepartment of Nephrology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University.
Fanghao WangDepartment of Nephrology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Tianjin Chest Hospital.
Yipeng GuoDepartment of Epidemiology, Tianjin Public Health Bureau, Tianjin.
Fuzhen WangDepartment of Statistics, Fenyang Hospital of Shanxi Province, Fenyang, China.
Youxia LiuDepartment of Nephrology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University.
Junya JiaDepartment of Nephrology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University.
Shan LinDepartment of Nephrology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University.
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CNShanxi Fenyang Hospital · CNTianjin Chest Hospital · CNTianjin Medical University · CNTianjin Meteorological Bureau · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLCZ696 has been introduced in patients with hypertension in several trials. Here, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effect and safety of LCZ696 in hypertensive patients.

methodsPubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched to identify the available randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effect and safety of LCZ696 in hypertension patients. The last search date was October 31, 2018.

resultsNine RCTs with 6765 subjects were finally included, in which 8 trials compared the effect and safety between LCZ696 and angiotensin receptor antagonists (ARBs). Evidences showed LCZ696, compared with ARBs, achieved a better blood pressure control rate (OR 1.24, 95% CI: 1.14-1.35), specifically, LCZ696 were better at reducing systolic blood pressure [WMD -4.11 mmHg, 95% CI: (-5.13, -3.08) mmHg], diastolic blood pressure [WMD -1.79 mmHg, 95% CI: (-2.22, -1.37) mmHg], mean 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure [WMD -3.24 mmHg, 95% CI: (-4.48, -1.99) mmHg] and mean 24-hour ambulatory diastolic blood pressure [WMD -1.25 mmHg, 95% CI: (-1.81, -0.69) mmHg]. There was no difference in the events of adverse events (risk ratio [RR] 1.01, 95% CI: 0.39-1.09), serious adverse events (RR 0.80, 95% CI: 0.52-1.22) and discontinuation of treatment for any adverse events (RR 0.79, 95% CI: 0.56-1.11) between LCZ696 group and ARB/placebo group, except LCZ696 reduced the rate of headaches (RR 0.69, 95% CI: 0.48-0.99) while increased cough (RR 2.12, 95% CI: 1.11-4.04; P = .02; I = 25%).

conclusionOur finding provides evidence that LCZ 696 was more effective than ARB on blood pressure control and was safe enough in patients with hypertension.

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PMID31305392
PMCPMC6641826
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