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ReviewClinical hypertension2025

Efficacy and safety of selective aldosterone synthase inhibitors in uncontrolled hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Abdelaziz Louat, Mohammad Dwikat, Mohamedhen Vall Nounou, Salaheddin M Abdulhamid, Ali M Abdelaziz, Amr Ibrahim, Pierre Sabouret, Muhammed Elhadi

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Review in Clinical hypertension, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Abdelaziz LouatFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, University of Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7170-028X
Mohammad DwikatFaculty of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5327-2873
Mohamedhen Vall NounouFaculty of Medicine, University of Nouakchott Al Aasrya, Nouakchott, Mauritania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4534-7851
Salaheddin M AbdulhamidFaculty of Medicine, University of Science and Technology, Omdurman, Sudan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9998-741X
Ali M AbdelazizFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1940-4258
Amr IbrahimFaculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibin El Kom, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0439-447X
Pierre SabouretDepartment of Cardiology, Pitié Salpatrière Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0243-3673
Muhammed ElhadiKorea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6406-4212

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Earlier Aldosterone synthase inhibitors (ASIs) were non-selective, with a risk of cortisol insufficiency. A new generation of ASIs has emerged with improved selectivity and pharmacological properties, although their efficacy and safety remain debated. This meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy and safety of selective ASIs in adults with uncontrolled primary hypertension. We selected randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from 6 databases/registries, comparing selective ASIs with placebo in adults aged ≥ 18 years with primary uncontrolled hypertension. Quality was assessed using the risk of bias 2 tool. Random-effects models were used to pool mean differences for continuous variables and calculate odds ratios (ORs) for binary outcomes. Certainty of evidence was rated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach. Five RCTs, involving 2,456 patients, were included. Least-squares mean (LSM) systolic blood pressure (SBP) was significantly lower with ASIs than placebo in both standard-dose (difference in LSM [LSMD], -9.05 mmHg; 95% confidence interval [CI], -10.98 to -7.12; Trial Registration: PROSPERO Identifier: CRD420251108664.

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AldosteroneBaxdrostatBlood pressureHyperkalemiaHypertensionLorundrostatMeta-analysisRandomized controlled trials (RCTs)SBPSystematic review

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PMID41362679
PMCPMC12682404

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