| SCAEs* | | Fatalities |
Condition at baseline (No. patients) | Tiotropium (IR) | Salmeterol (IR) | RR (95% CI) | Tiotropium (IR) | Salmeterol (IR) | RR (95% CI) |
CV medication (4741) | 3.58 | 3.45 | 1.03 (0.74, 1.43) | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.96 (0.47, 1.95) |
Cardiac, total (2239) | 6.04 | 5.47 | 1.11 (0.76, 1.61) | 1.58 | 1.03 | 1.53 (0.69, 3.36) |
- Coronary artery disease (1664) | 6.54 | 5.59 | 1.17 (0.78, 1.77) | 1.54 | 1.20 | 1.29 (0.54, 3.05) |
- Cardiac arrhythmia (324) | 10.70 | 10.71 | 1.04 ( 0.46, 2.33) | 2.82 | 2.37 | 1.17 (0.24, 5.78) |
Hypertension (3979) | 3.75 | 3.38 | 1.11 (0.78, 1.57) | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.94 (0.45, 1.95) |
IR expressed in 100 patient-years. *MedDRA Version 14.1. |