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Meta-analysis of randomized trials of angioedema as an adverse event of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors

Makani, Harikrishna, Messerli, Franz H., Romero, Jorge, Wever-Pinzon, Omar, Korniyenko, Aleksander, Berrios, Ronaldo Sevilla, Bangalore, Sripal·2012·The American Journal of Cardiology

Abstract

Angioedema is a rare, potentially life-threatening adverse event of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors. The objective of the present study was to determine the risk of angioedema from randomized clinical trials. A PubMed/CENTRAL/EMBASE search was made for randomized clinical trials from 1980 to October 2011 in patients on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), or direct renin inhibitor (DRI). Trials with a total number of patients ≥100 and a duration of ≥8 weeks were included for analysis. Incidence of angioedema was pooled by weighing the incident rate of each trial by the inverse of the variance. Twenty-six trials with 74,857 patients in the ACE inhibitor arm with 232,523 person-years of follow-up, 19 trials with 35,479 patients on ARB with 122,293 person-years of follow-up, and 2 trials with 5,141 patients on DRI with 1,735 person-years of follow-up met the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. In head-to-head comparison in 7 trials, risk of angioedema with ACE inhibitors was 2.2 times higher than with ARBs (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.5 to 3.3). With ACE inhibitors and ARBs, incidence of angioedema was higher in heart failure trials compared to hypertension or coronary artery disease trials without heart failure (p <0.0001). Weighted incidence of angioedema with ACE inhibitors was 0.30% (95% CI 0.28 to 0.32) compared to 0.11% (95% CI 0.09 to 0.13) with ARBs, 0.13% (95% CI 0.08 to 0.19) with DRIs, and 0.07%…

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  • Angioedema has been associated with the use of ACEi, with a weighted incidence of 0.30% (95% CI: 0.28-0.32) reported in 1 systematic review.

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Authors
Makani, H., Messerli, F. H., Romero, J., Wever-Pinzon, O., Korniyenko, A., Berrios, R. S., & Bangalore, S.
Affiliations
  • St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (US)
  • New York University (US)
Corresponding author
Messerli, Franz H.
Venue
The American Journal of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-08
Volume
110
Issue
3
Pages
383-391
ISSN
0002-9149 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2095519993
Cited by
175
References
65
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FWCI
2.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The American Journal of Cardiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
Keywords
angioedema, renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, renin inhibitors, adverse drug reactions, heart failure, hypertension, coronary artery disease, drug safety comparison, placebo comparison
MeSH terms
Renin Inhibitors, Angioedema, Angiotensins, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Renin-Angiotensin System, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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