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. 2021 Dec 13;8(3):E12–E14. doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvab085

Table 1.

Efficacy and safety events with intensive vs. standard blood pressure control in patients with and without heart failure

Patients with heart failure (n = 326) Patients without heart failure (n = 9035)
Endpoint Intensive BP control [no. of patients (%)] Standard BP control [no. of patients (%)] Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) Intensive BP control [no. of patients (%)] Standard BP control [no. of patients (%)] Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) P-value for interaction
All participants 166 160 4512 4523
Primary endpoint 22 (13.3%) 34 (21.3%) 0.58 (0.34–0.99) 221 (4.9%) 285 (6.3%) 0.77 (0.65–0.92) 0.33
Secondary endpoints
Myocardial infarction 3 (1.8%) 8 (5.0%) 0.34 (0.09–1.29) 94 (2.1%) 108 (2.4%) 0.87 (0.66–1.15) 0.16
Other acute coronary syndrome 3 (1.8%) 5 (3.1%) 0.56 (0.13–2.35) 37 (0.8%) 35 (0.8%) 1.06 (0.67–1.68) 0.40
Stroke 6 (3.6%) 6 (3.8%) 0.92 (0.30–2.85) 56 (1.2%) 64 (1.4%) 0.87 (0.61–1.25) 0.92
Acute decompensated heart failure 12 (7.2%) 18 (11.3%) 0.61 (0.29–1.27) 50 (1.1%) 82 (1.8%) 0.61 (0.43–0.86) >0.99
Death from cardiovascular causes 5 (3.0%) 7 (4.4%) 0.66 (0.21–2.08) 32 (0.7%) 58 (1.3%) 0.55 (0.36–0.85) 0.76
Death from any cause 12 (7.2%) 18 (11.3%) 0.62 (0.30–1.29) 143 (3.2%) 192 (4.2%) 0.74 (0.60–0.92) 0.64
Primary endpoint with death from any cause 26 (15.7%) 42 (26.3%) 0.55 (0.34–0.90) 306 (6.8%) 381 (8.4%) 0.80 (0.69–0.93) 0.17
Composite serious adverse events 97 (58.4%) 90 (56.3%) 1.01 (0.76–1.35) 1696 (37.6%) 1646 (36.4%) 1.04 (0.97–1.11) 0.83
Emergency department visit or serious adverse events
Hypotension 13 (7.8%) 6 (3.8%) 2.07 (0.79–5.44) 145 (3.2%) 87 (1.9%) 1.68 (1.29–2.19) 0.71
Syncope 8 (4.8%) 7 (4.4%) 1.08 (0.39–2.97) 155 (3.4%) 106 (2.3%) 1.47 (1.15–1.88) 0.53
Bradycardia 11 (6.6%) 8 (5.0%) 1.29 (0.52–3.21) 93 (2.1%) 75 (1.7%) 1.24 (0.92–1.68) 0.95
Electrolyte abnormality 8 (4.8%) 8 (5.0%) 0.92 (0.34–2.45) 169 (3.8%) 121 (2.7%) 1.40 (1.11–1.77) 0.43
Injurious fall 18 (10.8%) 19 (11.9%) 0.86 (0.45–1.64) 316 (7.0%) 313 (6.9%) 1.01 (0.86–1.18) 0.59
Acute kidney injury or renal failure 18 (10.8%) 13 (8.1%) 1.30 (0.63–2.64) 186 (4.1%) 107 (2.4%) 1.75 (1.38–2.22) 0.41
Orthostatic hypotension alone 40 (24.1%) 42 (26.3%) 0.74 (0.47–1.41) 737 (16.3%) 815 (18.0%) 0.89 (0.81–0.98) 0.37
Orthostatic hypotension with dizziness 4 (2.4%) 2 (1.3%) 1.87 (0.34–10.21) 58 (1.3%) 69 (1.5%) 0.83 (0.58–1.17) 0.50

BP, blood pressure.