Table 5.
Proportion of times that a drug-class ended up among the top three (in repeated simulations)
Mortality | Myocardial infarction | Stroke | Angina | Heart failure | Diabetes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diuretics | 18% | 79% | 46% | 33% | 99% | 1% |
BB | 1% | 2% | 3% | 38% | 10% | 9% |
ACE | 23% | 75% | 11% | 27% | 83% | 96% |
CCB | 54% | 36% | 98% | 51% | 1% | 62% |
Alpha-blocker | 25% | 58% | 9% | 45% | 0% | - |
ARB | 49% | 5% | 60% | 22% | 22% | 99% |
Diuretics and/or BB | 84% | 45% | 71% | 22% | 65% | 33% |
"Conventional" | 46% | 0% | 1% | - | 20% | - |
ACE, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; ARB, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers; BB, Beta-blockers; CCB, Calcium Channel Blockers;