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			All clinical trials of anti hypertensive agent 
			
		
		
			
			All clinical trials of amlodipine 
			
		
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			AASK (vs metoprolol) study, 2002
				
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	Treatments
	
	
		| Studied treatment | 
		
		Amlodipine 5-10 mg/d 		
		 
		
		
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		| Control treatment | 
		
		metoprolol 50-200 mg/d
		 
		
		
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			| Concomittant treatment | 
							 
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			| Remarks | 
			compare the effects of 2 levels of blood pressure (BP) control and 3 antihypertensive drug classe 
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	Patients
	
		
			| Patients | 
			African Americans aged 18 to 70 years with hypertensive renal disease (GFR, 20-65 mL/min per 1.73m2) 
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			| Inclusion criteria | 
			African Americans; hypertension; 
aged 18
to 70 years; glomerular filtration
rate (GFR) between 20 and 65 mL/min
per 1.73 m2; no other identified
causes of renal insufficiency 
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			| Exclusion criteria | 
							 
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			| Remarks | 
							 
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				| Baseline characteristics | 
					
					
						
							| Inclusion SBP | 
							none  | 
						 
						
							| Inclusion DBP | 
							>=95 mmHG  | 
						 
						
							| baseline BP | 
							150/96  | 
						 
						
							| Female (%) | 
							39%  | 
						 
						
							| Age | 
							54.5y  | 
						 
					 						
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	Method and design
	
	
		| Randomized effectives | 
		217 / 441 (studied vs. control) | 
	 
		
			| Follow-up duration | 
			3·0y | 
		 
		
			| Number of centre | 
			21 | 
		 
		
			| Geographic area | 
			US | 
		 
		
			| Primary endpoint | 
			rate of change in GFR (GFR slope) | 
		 
		
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	Results	
	
	
	
		
	
	
		
			Endpoint
		
	
	
		
		Studied treat. n/N
			
	
	
		
		Control treat. n/N
		
	
	
		
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			RR [95% CI]
		
	
	
		
			
				
				All cause death
				 
			
		
			
				
				13 / 217 
				
			
			
				
				38 / 441 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,70 [0,38;1,28]
				
			
	
	
		
		
		
		
		
			
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				2
		
		
		
		
		
			1.0
		
	
  
 
	 
		
	
		
		
				
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						Relative risks
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			| Endpoint | 
			Events (%) | 
			Relative Risk | 
			95% CI | 
			Endpoint definition in the trial | 
			Ref | 
			 
			
			| Studied treat. | 
			Control treat. | 
			 
					
					
					
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							All cause death
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						13 / 217 (6,0%) | 
						38 / 441 (8,6%) | 
						0,70 | 
						[0,38;1,28] | 
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			The primary endpoint (if exists) appears in blod characters
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			Reference(s) used for data extraction: 
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			| Endpoint | 
			studied treat. | 
			control treat. | 
			mean diff | 
			 
		 
	 
	
	
	
				
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						Absolute risk reduction 
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		| Endpoint | 
		Events rate | 
		Absolute risk reduction (ARR) | 
	 
	
		| Studied treat. | 
		Control treat. | 
	 
			
				| All cause death | 
				5,99% | 
				8,62% | 
				
					-26,3‰
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		Reference(s)
	
	
	
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			    Wright JT Jr, Bakris G, Greene T, Agodoa LY, Appel LJ, Charleston J, Cheek D, Douglas-Baltimore JG, Gassman J, Glassock R, Hebert L, Jamerson K, Lewis J, Phillips RA, Toto RD, Middleton JP, Rostand SG. 
			    Effect of blood pressure lowering and antihypertensive drug class on progression of hypertensive kidney disease: results from the AASK trial..
			    JAMA 2002;288:2421-31
 
				
					 
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