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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2017

Comparative effectiveness of antihypertensive drugs in nondiabetic patients with hypertension: A population-based study.

Marina Amaral de Ávila Machado, Cristiano Soares de Moura, Yishu Wang, Coraline Danieli, Michal Abrahamowicz, Sasha Bernatsky, Hassan Behlouli, Louise Pilote

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Article in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marina Amaral de Ávila MachadoDivision of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-0340
Cristiano Soares de MouraDivision of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Yishu WangDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Coraline DanieliDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Michal AbrahamowiczDivision of Clinical Epidemiology and Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University and McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sasha BernatskyDivision of Clinical Epidemiology and Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University and McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Hassan BehlouliDivision of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Louise PiloteDivisions of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, McGill University and McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
McGill University Health Centre · CAMcGill University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The authors compared the effectiveness of thiazide diuretic (TD), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI), angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), and calcium channel blocker (CCB) monotherapies for the treatment of nondiabetic hypertension using MarketScan Databases 2010-2014. Multivariable Cox regression models assessed whether the addition of a new antihypertensive drug, treatment discontinuation, or switch and major cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events varied across groups. A total of 565 009 patients started monotherapy with ACEIs (43.6%), CCBs (23.6%), TDs (18.8%), or ARBs (14.0%). Patients who took TDs had a higher risk for either drug addition or discontinuation than patients who took ACEIs (hazard ratio [HR], 0.69 [95% CI, 0.68-0.70] vs HR, 0.81 [95% CI, 0.80-0.81]), ARBs (HR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.66-0.68] vs HR, 0.66 [95% CI, 0.65-0.67]), and CCBs (HR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.84-0.87] vs HR, 0.94 [95% CI, 0.93-0.95]). Conversely, patients who took TDs experienced a lower risk of clinical events compared with patients who took ACEIs (HR, 1.24 [95% CI, 1.15-1.33]), ARBs (HR, 1.28 [95% CI, 1.18-1.39]), and CCBs (HR, 1.35 [95% CI, 1.25-1.46]). Our results provide a strong rationale for choosing TDs as first-line monotherapy for the control of hypertension.

Indexed as

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureCalcium Channel BlockersCardiovascular DiseasesCerebrovascular DisordersClinical Decision-MakingClinical Trials as TopicDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedResearch DesignAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAntihypertensive AgentsCalcium Channel BlockersSodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitorsantihypertensive therapycomparative effectiveness researchdrug additiondrug discontinuationhypertension

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PMID28755451
PMCPMC8031257
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