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ReviewPharmaceutics2022

Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers in the Management of Hypertension in Preventing Cognitive Impairment and Dementia-A Systematic Review.

Elvira D'Silva, Nur Farah Meor Azlan, Jinwei Zhang

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Elvira D'SilvaHatherly Laboratories, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4PS, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9825-9835
Nur Farah Meor AzlanHatherly Laboratories, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4PS, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1030-4668
Jinwei ZhangHatherly Laboratories, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4PS, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8683-509X
University of Exeter · GBXiamen University · CN

Funding

Alzheimer's Research UK South West award 112336National Natural Science Foundation of China 881970238 and 82170406The Royal Society UK IEC\NSFC\201094
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertension is a known risk factor for cognition-related pathologies including dementia. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend angiotensin (Ang) II receptor blockers (ARBs) or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) as a first-line treatment for hypertension. Although both ARBs and ACEIs show neuroprotective effects, ACEIs show contradictory side effects; therefore, ARBs may be a more viable option. However, trials assessing the effects of ARBs on cognition are scarce and conflicting. Therefore, the aim of this review is to conduct a systematic review and synthesise data on the influence of ARBs on cognition and dementia prevention. Five databases were searched from 1992-2022 to produce 13 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) involving 26,907 patients that compared associations of ARBs against placebos or other antihypertensives on cognition or probable dementia with a minimum duration of 3 months. ARBs showed greater cognitive benefits when compared to hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), beta blockers (BB), and ACEIs. Our findings showed that although ARBs are superior to some antihypertensives such as ACEIs, thiazide and beta blockers, they made no difference in comparison to the placebo in all but one sample of patients. The positive effects on cognitive performances are equal to calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and lower than statin. The neuroprotective effects of ARBs are also more beneficial when ARBs are taken at the same time as a statin. Due to these inconsistencies, robust conclusions cannot be made. Future trials are warranted and, if successful, could have positive economic implications and consequently improve quality of life.

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antihypertensivedementiahypertensionsystemic review

Identifiers

PMID36297558
PMCPMC9609033
OpenAlexW4303962088

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