beta-blockers

Acebutolol - Alprenolol - Atenolol - Betaxolol - Bisoprolol - Bucindolol - Carvedilol - Labetalol - Metoprolol - Metroprolol - Nebivolol - Oxprenolol - Pindolol - Practolol - Propranolol - Sotalol - Timolol - Various beta blockers      

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Trial Studied trt Control trt patientstagsROB Trial resultAll cause deathhospitalisation for heart failure

acute myocardial infarction  

acebutolol  
Azancot, 1982   Acebutololplacebonegative
APSI, 1990   Acebutolol placeboLow risk of bias suggesting-48%
alprenolol  
Andersen , 1979   Alprenolol placeboLow risk of bias negative-3%
Wilhelmsson , 1974   Alprenolol placeboLow risk of bias negative-49%
atenolol  
ISIS1 Collaborative Group , 1986   Atenololplacebonegative-5%
Van de Werf , 1993   Atenololplacebonegative-77%
Yusuf , 1980   Atenololplacebonegative-22%
betaxolol  
Yang , 1987   Betaxololplacebonegative
carvedilol  
Basu , 1997     Carvedilol placeboLow risk of bias suggesting
labetalol  
Heber , 1987   Labetalolplacebonegative71%
metoprolol  
MIAMI Trial Research Group , 1985   placebonegative-13%
Von Essen , 1982   placebonegative4%
TIMI IIB, 1989   placebonegative0%
Hjalmarson , 1981   MetoprololplaceboLow risk of bias suggesting-36%
LIT Research Group , 1987   Metoprolol placeboLow risk of bias negative-7%
Manger Cats , 1983   Metoprolol placeboLow risk of bias negative-42%
Rehnqvist , 1983   Metoprolol placeboLow risk of bias suggesting-23%
Salathia , 1985   MetoprololplaceboLow risk of bias suggesting-21%
Waagstein , 1975   Practololormetoprololplacebonegative
oxprenolol  
CPRG , 1981   Oxprenololplacebonegative38%
Fuccella , 1968   Oxprenololplacebonegative79%
Lombardo , 1979   Oxprenololplacebonegative-31%
Wilcox , 1980   Oxprenololplacebonegative41%
EIS , 1984   Oxprenolol placeboLow risk of bias negative 30%
Schwartz (high risk and low risk) , 1992   Oxprenolol placeboLow risk of bias suggesting -52%
Taylor , 1982   Oxprenolol placeboLow risk of bias negative-7%
pindolol  
Owensby , 1984   Pindololplacebonegative0%
Australian and Swedish study, 1983   Pindolol placeboLow risk of bias negative -3%
practolol  
Evemy , 1978   Practololplacebonegative57%
Johansson , 1980   Practololplacebonegative16%
Macleod , 1980   Practololplacebonegative∞%
Snow , 1980   Practololplacebonegative12%
Thompson , 1979   Practololplacebonegative-18%
Multicentre international , 1975   Practolol placeboLow risk of bias suggesting-20%
propranolol  
Aronow , 1997     Propranolol controlsuggesting-27%
Balcon , 1966   Propranololplacebonegative-3%
Barber , 1976   Propranololplacebonegative-25%
Clausen , 1966   Propranololplacebonegative-8%
Curtis , 1991   Propranololplacebonegative
Dotremont , 1968   Propranololplacebonegative-20%
Gupta , 1982   Propranololplacebonegative-100%
Gupta , 1984   Propranololplacebonegative
Hutton , 1979   Propranololplacebonegative
Kahler , 1968   Propranololplacebonegative-59%
Ledwich , 1968   Propranololplacebonegative-33%
Mueller , 1980   Propranololplacebonegative100%
Multicentre , 1966   Propranololplacebonegative19%
Nigam , 1983   Propranololplacebonegative
Norris , 1968     Propranololplacebonegative30%
Norris , 1978     Propranololplacebonegative
Norris , 1984   Propranololplacebonegative9%
Peter , 1978   Propranololplacebonegative-49%
Pitt , 1976   Propranololplacebonegative
Roberts , 1984   Propranololplacebonegative21%
Singh , 1985   Propranololplacebonegative
Sloman , 1967   Propranololplacebonegative-34%
Baber , 1980   Propranolol placeboLow risk of bias negative7%
BHAT , 1982    NCTPropranolol placeboLow risk of bias suggesting -26%
Hansteen , 1982   Propranolol placeboLow risk of bias suggesting -31%
Wilcox , 1980   Propranolol or atenolol placeboLow risk of bias suggesting-6%
sotalol  
Lloyd , 1988   Sotalolplacebonegative
timolol  
Campbell , 1984   Timololplacebonegative-53%
Federman , 1984   Timololplacebonegative∞%
ICSG , 1984   Timololplacebonegative-27%
Ranganathan , 1988   Timololplacebonegative-64%
Tonkin , 1981   Timololplacebonegative10%
UKCSG , 1983   Timololplacebonegative-21%
Norwegian Multicentre Study Group , 1981   Timolol placeboLow risk of bias suggesting -36%
xamoterol  
McMurray , 1991   Xamoterolplacebonegative

heart failure  

bisoprolol  
CIBIS, 1994     bisoprololplaceboLow risk of bias suggesting-21%-34%
CIBIS II, 1999     bisoprololplaceboLow risk of bias suggesting-32%
CIBIS II (elderly subgroup), 1999       Bisoprololplacebosuggesting-30%
bucindolol  
BEST, 2001    NCTbucindololplaceboLow risk of bias suggesting-8%-16%
Pollock, 1990   BucindololplaceboLow risk of bias -
Woodley, 1991   Bucindololplacebo -
Bristow, 1994   Bucindololplacebo -
MERIT-HF (elderly subgroup), 1999     Bucindololplacebosuggesting-30%
carvedilol  
ANZ-HeFT, 1997         carvedilolplaceboLow risk of bias negative-23%-30%
COPERNICUS, 2002     carvedilolplaceboLow risk of bias suggesting-33%-33%
CAPRICORN, 2001   carvedilolplaceboLow risk of bias suggesting-22%-14%
Metra, 1994   carvedilolplacebo -
Olsen, 1995     carvedilolplacebo -
Krum, 1995     carvedilolplacebo -
Bristow (MOCHA), 1996     carvedilolplaceboLow risk of bias -
Parker, 1996       carvedilolplaceboLow risk of bias negative
Colucci, 1996     carvedilolplaceboLow risk of bias -
Cohn, 1997     carvedilolplacebo -
Carvedilol U.S. Trials (elderly subgroup), 1996     Carvedilolplacebosuggesting-55%
COPERNICUS (elderly subgroup), 2001     Carvedilolplacebosuggesting-25%
CARMEN (carvedilol alone), 2004   carvedilolenalaprilnegative-1%-25%
COMET, 2003   carvedilolmetoprololLow risk of bias suggesting-14%
metoprolol  
MDC (Waagstein), 1993   metoprololplaceboLow risk of bias negative7%-26%
MERIT-HF, 1999       metoprololplaceboLow risk of bias suggesting-33%
Engelmeier, 1985   metoprololplacebo -
Fisher, 1994   metoprololplacebo -
Eichhorn, 1994   metoprololplacebo -
RESOLVD, 2000     metoprololplacebo -
BEST (elderly subgroup), 2001     Metoprololplacebonegative-9%
nebivolol  
Lechat, 1991   Nebivololplacebo -
Wisenbaugh, 1993   NebivololplaceboLow risk of bias negative∞%
SENIORS, 2005     nebivololplaceboLow risk of bias -