Research Article

Aldosterone Blockade in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of patients included in the meta-analysis.

Author (year)Comparison Drug (mg/d)Patients NumberCr (mg/dl)
K (mmol/l)
LVEF (%)
Killip class
Age
Male (female)
MRA/non-MRA

Rodríguez [17] (1997)SP (75) vs. PAMI/47<2.0
NA
NR
NR
58.8 (10.8)/58.6 (9.0)b
18 (5)/22 (2)
Modena [18] (2001) vs. STEMI, 6 ha/46≤2.5
NA
>40
I-III
59.0 (10.0)/62.0 (13.0)
17 (7)/17 (5)
Pitt [11] (2003)AMI, LVSD, (3-14 d)/6632≤2.5
≤5.0
≤40
NR
64.0 (11.0)/64.0 (12.0)
2380 (939)/2334 (979)
Hayashi [19] (2003) vs. ACEISTEMI, SR, 24 h/150≤2.0
≤5.0
>40
I-II
64.4 (1.4)/62.9 (1.4)
49 (16)/51 (18)
Di Pasquale [20] (2001)STEMI, 4 h/187≤2.0
≤5.0
>40
I-II
63.6 (15.0)/62.8 (16.0)
62 (32)/61 (32)
Di Pasquale [21] (2005)STEMI, 4 h/687≤2.0
≤5.0
>40
I-II
62.6 (6.0)/62.8 (5.0)
243 (98)/244 (102)
Uzunhasan [22] (2009)STEMI, SR, 6-12 h/82≤2.5
≤5.0
>40
I-II
52.0 (10.0)/52.0 (10.0)
32 (9)/29 (11)
Kayrak [23] (2010)STEMI, SR, 12 h/142≤2.0
≤5.0
≥40
I-II
55.3 (10.0)/57.2 (11.1)
10 (45)/14 (41)
Weir [24] (2011)AMI, LVSD (1-14 d)/100≤2.5
≤5.0
<40
I
61.0 (12.0)/56.8 (12.0)
37 (13)/40 (10)
Kampourides [25] (2012) vs. STSTEMI, 24 h/327≤2.5
≤5.0
≥40
I
ND
Wu [26] (2013)ST + SP (20) vs.STSTEMI, 24 h/616≤2.5
≤5.0
>40
I-III
59.8 (11.7)/59.9 (10.3)
193 (69)/192 (74)
Vatankulu [27] (2013) (12.5-5) vs. STSTEMI, SR/110≤2.0
<5.5
≥40
I-II
56.0 (10.1)/57.0 (11.0)
89 (15)/45 (11)
Montalescot [28] (2014) (50) vs. STEMI, 24 h/1012<2.5
NA
>40
NR
58.5 (10.8)/57.8 (11.0)
420 (86)/403 (103)
Beygui [12] (2016) vs. STAMI, 72 h/1603<2.5
<5.5
>40
I-IV
58.0 (13.0)/58.0 (13.0)
673 (129)/658 (143)
Bulluck [13] (2019)SP (50) vs. PSTEMI, 12 h/70NA
<5.0
>40
I
62.0 (10.0)/60.0 (13.0)
33 (5)/27 (5)

aTime from disease onset to trial entry; bmean (standard deviation). EP: eplerenone; SP: spironolactone; CAN: canrenoate; CAP: captopril; ST: standard therapy; ACEI: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; P: placebo; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LVSD: left ventricular systolic dysfunction; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; STEMI: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; MRA: mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists; SR: successful reperfusion; ND: not defined; NR: not restricted; NA: not available; Cr: creatinine; K: kalium.