TY - JOUR
T1 - Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials on the Efficacy and Safety of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Patients ≥65 Years of Age
AU - Bavishi, Chirag
AU - Ahmed, Mohammed
AU - Trivedi, Vrinda
AU - Khan, Abdur Rahman
AU - Gongora, Carlos
AU - Bangalore, Sripal
AU - Messerli, Franz H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - The comparative efficacy and safety of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) with other agents in patients ≥65 years of age with cardiovascular diseases or at-risk are unknown. Electronic databases were systematically searched to identify all randomized controlled trials that compared ACEIs with control (placebo or active) and reported long-term cardiovascular outcomes. We required the mean age of patients in the studies to be ≥65 years. Random-effects model was used to pool study results. Sixteen trials with 104,321 patients and a mean follow-up of 2.9 years were included. Compared with placebo, ACEIs significantly reduced all outcomes except stroke. Compared with active controls, ACEIs had similar effect on all-cause mortality (relative risk [RR] 0.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.95 to 1.03), cardiovascular mortality (RR 0.99, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.04), heart failure (RR 0.97, 95% CI 0.91 to 1.03), myocardial infarction (RR 0.94, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.00), and stroke (RR 1.07, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.15). ACEIs were associated with an increased risk of angioedema (RR 2.79, 95% CI 1.05 to 7.42), whereas risk for hypotension and renal insufficiency was similar compared with active controls. Meta-regression analysis showed that the effect of ACEIs on outcomes remained consistent with age increasing ≥65 years. Sensitivity analysis excluding trials comparing ACEIs with angiotensin receptor blockers and heart failure trials yielded similar results, except for reduction in myocardial infarction. In conclusion, the efficacy of ACEIs was similar to active controls for mortality outcomes. Compared with placebo, there was evidence for reduction in cardiovascular outcomes; however, ACEIs failed to prevent stroke and increased the risk of angioedema, hypotension, and renal failure.
AB - The comparative efficacy and safety of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) with other agents in patients ≥65 years of age with cardiovascular diseases or at-risk are unknown. Electronic databases were systematically searched to identify all randomized controlled trials that compared ACEIs with control (placebo or active) and reported long-term cardiovascular outcomes. We required the mean age of patients in the studies to be ≥65 years. Random-effects model was used to pool study results. Sixteen trials with 104,321 patients and a mean follow-up of 2.9 years were included. Compared with placebo, ACEIs significantly reduced all outcomes except stroke. Compared with active controls, ACEIs had similar effect on all-cause mortality (relative risk [RR] 0.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.95 to 1.03), cardiovascular mortality (RR 0.99, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.04), heart failure (RR 0.97, 95% CI 0.91 to 1.03), myocardial infarction (RR 0.94, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.00), and stroke (RR 1.07, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.15). ACEIs were associated with an increased risk of angioedema (RR 2.79, 95% CI 1.05 to 7.42), whereas risk for hypotension and renal insufficiency was similar compared with active controls. Meta-regression analysis showed that the effect of ACEIs on outcomes remained consistent with age increasing ≥65 years. Sensitivity analysis excluding trials comparing ACEIs with angiotensin receptor blockers and heart failure trials yielded similar results, except for reduction in myocardial infarction. In conclusion, the efficacy of ACEIs was similar to active controls for mortality outcomes. Compared with placebo, there was evidence for reduction in cardiovascular outcomes; however, ACEIs failed to prevent stroke and increased the risk of angioedema, hypotension, and renal failure.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.07.074
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.07.074
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27692594
AN - SCOPUS:84992493163
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 118
SP - 1427
EP - 1436
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 9
ER -