acute myocardial infarction | versus placebo or control No demonstrated result for efficacy | 7 trials | meta-analysis | | Trial | control | p<0.05 | harm | NS |
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Campbell , 1984 | Timolol vs placebo | | | all cause death 0.48 [0.05; 4.82] | Federman , 1984 | Timolol vs placebo | | | all cause death ∞ [NaN; ∞] | ICSG , 1984 | Timolol vs placebo | | | all cause death 0.73 [0.17; 3.14] | Ranganathan , 1988 | Timolol vs placebo | | | all cause death 0.36 [0.04; 3.36] | Tonkin , 1981 | Timolol vs placebo | | | all cause death 1.10 [0.07; 16.96] | UKCSG , 1983 | Timolol vs placebo | | | all cause death 0.79 [0.22; 2.77] | Norwegian Multicentre Study Group , 1981 | Timolol vs placebo | all cause death 0.64 [0.51; 0.81] cardiovascular death 0.58 [0.45; 0.75] Sudden death 0.49 [0.35; 0.69] cardiac death 0.58 [0.45; 0.75] reinfarction 0.62 [0.48; 0.80] | | |
Trial | Treatments | Patients | Method |
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Campbell , 1984 | Timolol (initial dose intravenously) (n=20) vs. (n=19) | |
Unclear Sample size: 20/19 Primary endpoint: FU duration: In hospital | Federman , 1984 | Timolol (initial dose intravenously) (n=50) vs. (n=50) | |
Unclear Sample size: 50/50 Primary endpoint: FU duration: 28 days | ICSG , 1984 | Timolol (initial dose intravenously) (n=73) vs. (n=71) | patients within four hours after onset of symptoms of myocardial infarction | Double Sample size: 73/71 Primary endpoint: FU duration: To discharge | Ranganathan , 1988 | Timolol (initial dose intravenously) (n=45) vs. (n=49) | |
Double IV open orally Sample size: 45/49 Primary endpoint: FU duration: 28 days | Tonkin , 1981 | Timolol (n=42) vs. (n=46) | |
Double Sample size: 42/46 Primary endpoint: FU duration: 1 year | UKCSG , 1983 | Timolol (n=56) vs. (n=55) | |
Double Sample size: 56/55 Primary endpoint: FU duration: To discharge | Norwegian Multicentre Study Group , 1981 | Timolol 10mg twice daily (n=945) vs. placebo (n=939) | patients surviving acute myocardial infarction | Double blind Parallel groups Sample size: 945/939 Primary endpoint: NA FU duration: 17 months |
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