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SynthesisJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2007

A cost-effectiveness analysis of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in diabetic nephropathy.

Panagiotis C Stafylas, Pantelis A Sarafidis, Dimitrios M Grekas, Anastasios N Lasaridis

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Synthesis in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Effectiveness, safety and cost of drug substitution in hypertension.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2010
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Panagiotis C Stafylas1st Department of Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. pcstafilas@yahoo.gr
Pantelis A Sarafidis
Dimitrios M Grekas
Anastasios N Lasaridis
AHEPA University Hospital · GRAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers in patients with diabetic nephropathy. A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed based on a meta-analysis of studies investigating the effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) as part of a treatment regimen on the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in patients with diabetic nephropathy. The primary outcome was the cost to prevent 1 patient from developing ESRD. Cost analysis was performed from a third-party payer perspective in 2006 US dollars. As part of a treatment regimen, ARBs significantly reduced the incidence of ESRD and doubling of serum creatinine concentration (P<.05) but not total mortality. The cost to prevent 1 patient from developing ESRD was $31,729 (95% confidence interval, $19,443-$85,442; P<.01), $189,190 (P=.13) and $51,585 (P=.068) for patients receiving ARBs, ACE inhibitors, or either of them, respectively. This study demonstrates that blocking the RAAS, which delays the progression to ESRD, appears to be cost-effective. The current analysis favors ARBs in terms of cost-effectiveness.

Indexed as

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersCost-Benefit AnalysisDiabetic NephropathiesGreeceHumansKidney Failure, ChronicRenin-Angiotensin SystemAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers

Identifiers

PMID17917502
PMCPMC8109938
OpenAlexW2064880004

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