Table 1.
Summary of the included studies
Study | Year of study | Study location/sites | Design | Comparison | Outcomes | Mean treatment duration (wk) |
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Mehta et al.7 | 2011 | USA, single centre | Randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial | Ranolazine (500-1000 mg BID) vs placebo | (1) SAQ score; (2) DASI; (3) percentage of ischemic myocardium and MPRI | 4 |
Villano et al.8 | 2013 | Italy, single centre | Randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial | Ranolazine (375 mg BID) vs ivabradine (5 mg BID) vs placebo BID | (1) SAQ score; (2) EuroQoL scale; (3) exercise stress test; (4) FMD/NMD; (5) CFR (assessed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography) | 4 |
Tagliamonte et al.9 | 2015 | Italy, single centre | Randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial | Ranolazine (500 mg BID) vs placebo BID | (1) SAQ score; (2) CFR (assessed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography); (3) left ventricular systolic fraction assessed by echocardiography | 8 |
Bairey Merz et al.10 | 2016 | USA, multicentre | Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial | Ranolazine (500-1000 mg) vs placebo BID | (1) SAQ score; (2) angina diary, DASI, and general quality of life (QoL); (3) stress MPRI assessed by CMR; (4) diastolic filling assessed by CMR. | 2 |
Safdar et al.23 | 2017 | USA, single centre | Randomized, double blind trial | Ranolazine (500-1000 mg) BID vs placebo | (1) CFR assessed by attenuation corrected PET imaging | 4 |
Shah et al.12 | 2017 | USA, single centre | Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial | Ranolazine (500-1000 mg) vs placebo BID | (1) CFR assessed by attenuation corrected PET imaging | 4 |
BID, twice a day; CFR, coronary arterial flow reserve; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance tomography; DASI, Duke Activity Status Index; EuroQoL, European quality of life visual analog scale; FMD, peripheral flow–mediated dilation; MPRI, quantitative myocardial perfusion reserve index; NMD, nitrate-mediated dilatation; PET, positron emission tomography; SAQ, Seattle Angina Questionnaire.