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Table 11 Treatment of hypertension and occurrence of heart failure: meta‐analysesw65 w66.

RR for developing heart failure (95% CI)
β‐blocker vs placebo 0.58 (0.40 to 0.84)
Diuretic (low dose) vs placebo 0.58 (0.44 to 0.76)
Diuretic (high dose) vs placebo 0.17 (0.07 to 0.41)
ACE inhibitor vs placebo 0.84 (0.68 to 1.04)
Calcium channel blocker vs placebo 0.72 (0.48 to1.07)

ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; CI, confidence interval; RR, relative risk.