Resumen
Objetivo: Compilar resultados de ensayos clínicos aleatorizados que evalúen los efectos de los inhibidores de la aldosterona sintasa sobre las presiones arteriales sistólica y diastólica de pacientes con hipertensión resistente. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión sistemática de estudios disponibles en las bases de datos PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase y The Cochrane Library. Se incluyeron ensayos clínicos aleatorizados publicados en cualquier año y se excluyeron estudios que involucraran poblaciones con antecedentes de hipertensión secundaria a cualquier etiología, diabetes mal controlada y tasa de filtración glomerular < 45 ml/min/1,73 m². El riesgo de sesgo de los ensayos fue evaluado mediante la herramienta RoB 2 y el protocolo de esta revisión fue registrado en PROSPERO (CRD420251170276). Resultados: La muestra final incluyó cuatro estudios. LCI699 presentó cambios modestos en las presiones arteriales sistólica y diastólica. Baxdrostat y lorundrostat demostraron reducciones consistentes de la presión arterial sistólica. Consideraciones finales: Los fármacos baxdrostat y lorundrostat representan una estrategia terapéutica prometedora en el tratamiento de la hipertensión resistente. No obstante, la evidencia disponible aún está limitada por el pequeño número de ensayos clínicos, la heterogeneidad metodológica y la ausencia de desenlaces clínicos de mayor impacto, siendo necesarios estudios adicionales.
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