Table 1

Losartan heart failure survival study: ELITE-II study end point summary

Crude rateAdjusted hazards ratio (95% CI)p Value
Captopril (n=1574)Losartan (n=1578)
Primary end point
 All cause mortality250 (15.9%)280 (17.7%)0.88 (0.75 to 1.05)0.16
Secondary end point
 Sudden death/resusc arrest115 (7.3%)142 (9.0%)0.80 (0.63 to 1.03)0.08
Tertiary end points
 All cause mortality/
 hospitalisation
707 (44.9%)752 (47.7%)0.94 (0.85 to 1.04)0.21
 Withdrawal for
 adverse experience
228 (14.5%)149 (9.4%)< 0.001