Table 3 Incidence rate and hazard ratio of clinical outcomes in propensity-score-matched population.

From: Comparative Efficacy of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

N, (%)

ARB group (N = 298)

ACEi group (N = 298)

Hazard Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

4-year follow up

  MACCE

26 (9.6)

35 (12.2)

0.65 (0.36–1.21)

0.17

  Total death

11 (3.8)

8 (2.8)

1.17 (0.39–3.47)

0.78

  Cardiac death

4 (1.4)

1 (0.3)

3 (0.31–28.84)

0.34

  MI

5 (1.7)

3 (1.0)

2 (0.37–10.92)

0.42

  Re-revascularization

7 (2.4)

12 (4.2)

0.78 (0.29–2.10)

0.62

  Stroke

8 (2.8)

16 (5.6)

0.50 (0.19–0.33)

0.17

  Heart failure

151 (52.4)

129 (44.8)

1.14 (0.87–1.48)

0.35

  Graft failure

7 (2.4)

6 (2.1)

1 (0.32–3.10)

1

1-year follow up

  MACCE

13 (4.5)

25 (8.7)

0.46 (0.22–0.96)

0.04

  Total death

4 (1.4)

2 (0.7)

4 (0.45–35.79)

0.22

  Cardiac death

3 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

7 (0.23–214.37)

0.19

  MI

1 (0.3)

2 (0.7)

0.50 (0.05–5.51)

0.57

  Re-revascularization

3 (1.0)

9 (3.1)

0.38 (0.10–1.41)

0.15

  Stroke

5 (1.7)

14 (4.9)

0.42 (0.14–1.18)

0.1

  Heart failure

3 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

7 (0.23–214.37)

0.27

  Graft failure

7 (2.4)

4 (1.4)

1.5 (0.42–5.32)

0.53

  1. Values are N (%).
  2. ARB, Angiotensin receptor blocker; ACEi, Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; CI, Confidence interval; MACCE, Major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and composite of total death, cardiac death, myocardial infarction, re-revascularization and stroke; MI, Myocardial infarction.