Study ID | Comparison | Number of participants | Primary outcome | Follow-up, months |
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AREA-CHF 2009 20 | Canrenone Placebo | 231 236 | Change in LV diastolic volume | 12 |
BEST 2003 21 | Bucindolol Placebo | 114 112 | Death and heart failure hospitalisation composite | 19 |
Borghi 2013 22 | Ramipril Zofenopril | 73 102 | Survival | 73±14 |
CARNEBI 2013 23 | Carvedilol Bisoprolol Nebivolol | 61 crossover | NYHA class, biochemistry, and physiological testing | 6 (2 x 3 crossover) |
CELICARD 2000 24 | Celiprolol Placebo | 62 62 | Functional score — Goldman score | 12 |
CHARM Added 2003 25 | Candesartan Placebo | 1011 1014 | Cardiovascular death or unplanned hospital admissions for worsening CHF | 34 |
CHARM Alternative 2003 26 | Candesartan Placebo | 1273 1271 | Cardiovascular death or unplanned hospital admissions for worsening CHF | 41 |
CIBIS 1994 27 | Bisoprolol Placebo | 320 321 | All-cause mortality | 23 |
CIBIS 1999 28 | Bisoprolol Placebo | 1327 1320 | All-cause mortality | 16 |
Cicoira 2002 29 | Spironolactone Placebo | 54 52 | Physiological or functional improvement | 12 |
Cohn 2001 30 | Valsartan Placebo | 2511 2499 | All-cause mortality, and combined mortality and morbidity | 23 |
Colucci 1996 31 | Carvedilol Placebo | 232 134 | Disease progression and death composite | 12 |
COMET 2003 32 | Carvedilol Metoprolol | 1511 1518 | All-cause mortality | 58 |
Dalla-Volta 1999 33 | Delapril Enalapril | 88 91 | Physiological or functional improvement | 12 |
ELITE II 2000 34 | Losartan Captopril | 1578 1574 | All-cause mortality | 18 |
Kum 2008 35 | Add on Irbesartan Placebo | 50 50 | 6MHW, Minnesota (QoL), peak exercise capacity on treadmill | 12 |
Liu 2014 36 | Metoprolol Conventional therapy | 77 77 | NYHA class, LVESD, LVEDD, LVEF, 6-min walking distance, medication safety | 6 |
MAIN CHF II 2014 37 | Bisoprolol Carvedilol | 21 14 | Clinical and functional status, mortality rate | 8 |
MERIT-HF 1999 48 | Metoprolol CR Placebo | 1990 2001 | All-cause mortality | 12 |
Munich 1991 38 | Captopril Placebo | 83 87 | Cardiovascular-cause mortality | 33 |
Pitt 1999 9 | Spironolactone Placebo | 822 841 | All-cause mortality | 24 |
Riegger 1999 39 | Candesartan 4 mg Candesartan 8 mg Candesartan 16 mg Placebo | 211 208 212 213 | Increase in exercise tolerance, reduction in NYHA class | 3 |
SENIORS 2005 40 | Nevovitol Placebo | 1067 1061 | All-cause mortality and time to first CVD admission | 21 |
SOLVD 1991 41 | Enalapril Placebo | 1285 1284 | Clinical and functional status, mortality rate | 41.4 |
SOLVD 1992 42 | Enalapril Placebo | 2111 2117 | Clinical and functional status, mortality rate | 37.4 |
Sturm 2000 43 | Atenolol Placebo | 51 49 | Worsening heart failure or death | 24 |
US Carvedilol 2001 44 | Carvedilol Placebo | Black: 127 Not Black: 569 Black: 90 Not Black: 308 | Ethnicity (self-reported), ejection fraction, clinical status, and major clinical events | 15 |
Yodfat 1991 45 | Captopril Placebo | 41 43 | Functional status | 3 |
Zannad 1998 46 | Fosinopril Placebo | 122 132 | Cardiovascular mortality and event-free survival | 12 |
Zannad 2011 47 | Eplenerone Placebo | 1364 1373 | Cardiovascular mortality and event-free survival | 21 |
6MHW = 6-minute hall walk. CHF = congestive heart failure. CVD = cardiovascular disease. LV = left ventricular. LVEDD = left ventricular end-diastolic diameter. LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction. LVESD = left ventricular end-systolic diameter. NYHA = New York Heart Association. QOL = quality of life.