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Tye SC, de Vries ST, Wanner C, Denig P, Heerspink HJL. Prediction of the Effects of Empagliflozin on Cardiovascular and Kidney Outcomes Based on Short-Term Changes in Multiple Risk Markers. Front Pharmacol 2022; 12:786706. [PMID: 35145402 PMCID: PMC8821652 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.786706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Aims: The EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial demonstrated that the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2) empagliflozin reduces the risk of cardiovascular (CV) and kidney outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes. We previously developed the parameter response efficacy (PRE) score, which translates drug effects on multiple short-term risk markers into a predicted long-term treatment effect on clinical outcomes. The main objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of the PRE score in predicting the efficacy of empagliflozin in reducing the risk of CV and kidney outcomes. Methods: Short-term (baseline to 6-months) changes in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), systolic blood pressure (SBP), urinary-albumin-creatinine-ratio (UACR), hemoglobin, body weight, high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, uric acid, and potassium were determined among 7020 patients with type 2 diabetes and established CV disease in the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial. The beta-coefficients, derived from a Cox proportional hazards model in a pooled database consisting of 6355 patients with type 2 diabetes, were applied to the short-term risk markers in the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial to predict the empagliflozin-induced impact on CV (defined as a composite of non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, or CV death) and kidney (defined as a composite of doubling of serum creatinine or end-stage kidney disease) outcomes. Results: Empagliflozin compared to placebo reduced HbA1c (0.6%), SBP (4.2 mmHg), UACR (13.0%), body weight (2.1 kg), uric acid (20.4 μmol/L), and increased hemoglobin (6.6 g/L), LDL-cholesterol (0.1 mmol/L) and HDL-cholesterol (0.04 mmol/L) (all p<0.01). Integrating these effects in the PRE score resulted in a predicted relative risk reduction (RRR) for the CV outcome of 6.4% (95% CI 1.4–11.7), which was less than the observed 14.7% (95% CI 1.3–26.4%) RRR. For the kidney outcome, the PRE score predicted a RRR of 33.4% (95% CI 26.2–39.8); the observed RRR was 46.9% (95% CI 26.8–61.5). In a subgroup of 2,811 patients with UACR ≥30 mg/g at baseline, the PRE score predicted RRR was 40.8% (95% CI 31.2–49.1) vs. the observed RRR of 40.8% (95% CI 12.4–60.0) for the kidney outcome. Conclusions: Integrating multiple short-term risk marker changes in the PRE score underestimated the effect of empagliflozin on CV and kidney outcomes, suggesting that the currently used risk markers do not fully capture the effect of empagliflozin. In patients with increased albuminuria, the PRE score adequately predicted the effect of empagliflozin on kidney outcomes.
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- Sok Cin Tye
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Würzburg University Clinic, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- *Correspondence: Hiddo J. L. Heerspink,
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Lingvay I, Sumithran P, Cohen RV, le Roux CW. Obesity management as a primary treatment goal for type 2 diabetes: time to reframe the conversation. Lancet 2022; 399:394-405. [PMID: 34600604 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01919-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 99.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Obesity is now recognised as a disease that is associated with serious morbidity and increased mortality. One of its main metabolic complications is type 2 diabetes, as the two conditions share key pathophysiological mechanisms. Weight loss is known to reverse the underlying metabolic abnormalities of type 2 diabetes and, as such, improve glucose control; loss of 15% or more of bodyweight can have a disease-modifying effect in people with type 2 diabetes, an outcome that is not attainable by any other glucose-lowering intervention. Furthermore, weight loss in this population exerts benefits that extend beyond glycaemic control to improve risk factors for cardiometabolic disease and quality of life. We review the evidence supporting the role of weight loss in the management of type 2 diabetes and propose that many patients with type 2 diabetes would benefit from having a primary weight-centric approach to diabetes treatment. We discuss the logistical challenges to implementing a new weight-centric primary treatment goal in people with type 2 diabetes.
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- Ildiko Lingvay
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Population and Data Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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- Department of Medicine (St Vincent's Hospital), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Endocrinology, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- The Center for Obesity and Diabetes, Oswaldo Cruz German Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Diabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Diabetes Research Centre, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK
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Fadah K, Alashi A, Deoker A. The Enhanced Cardiac Outcome of Conjugated SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1RA Therapy in Diabetic Patients. Curr Cardiol Rep 2022; 24:17-22. [PMID: 35000149 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-021-01619-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Cardiovascular disease secondary to diabetes continues to threaten the survivability of many people all over the world. We assess the most recent findings of synergistic effects of combined glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in lowering cardiac complications in the diabetic population. We describe drug therapies' mechanism of action, postulated cardioprotective process, the additive value of conjugated therapy, and analyze recently reported study and its limitation. RECENT FINDINGS SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1RAs have gained popularity due to their ability to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events in diabetic patients. There is emerging evidence of the additional cardiovascular benefit from the combined application of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1RAs therapy demonstrated by a recent real-world cohort study. Reducing cardiac mortality in patients with diabetes by administering dual antihyperglycemic therapies (GLP-1Rs and SGLT2 inhibitors) might play a key role in the future treatment of the diabetic population.
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- Kahtan Fadah
- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 4800 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79905, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 4800 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79905, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 4800 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79905, USA.
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Cliff CL, Williams BM, Chadjichristos CE, Mouritzen U, Squires PE, Hills CE. Connexin 43: A Target for the Treatment of Inflammation in Secondary Complications of the Kidney and Eye in Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:600. [PMID: 35054783 PMCID: PMC8776095 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Of increasing prevalence, diabetes is characterised by elevated blood glucose and chronic inflammation that precedes the onset of multiple secondary complications, including those of the kidney and the eye. As the leading cause of end stage renal disease and blindness in the working population, more than ever is there a demand to develop clinical interventions which can both delay and prevent disease progression. Connexins are membrane bound proteins that can form pores (hemichannels) in the cell membrane. Gated by cellular stress and injury, they open under pathophysiological conditions and in doing so release 'danger signals' including adenosine triphosphate into the extracellular environment. Linked to sterile inflammation via activation of the nod-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome, targeting aberrant hemichannel activity and the release of these danger signals has met with favourable outcomes in multiple models of disease, including secondary complications of diabetes. In this review, we provide a comprehensive update on those studies which document a role for aberrant connexin hemichannel activity in the pathogenesis of both diabetic eye and kidney disease, ahead of evaluating the efficacy of blocking connexin-43 specific hemichannels in these target tissues on tissue health and function.
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- Chelsy L. Cliff
- Joseph Banks Laboratories, School of Life, Sciences University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK; (C.L.C.); (B.M.W.); (P.E.S.)
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- Joseph Banks Laboratories, School of Life, Sciences University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK; (C.L.C.); (B.M.W.); (P.E.S.)
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- National Institutes for Health and Medical Research, UMR-S1155, Batiment Recherche, Tenon Hospital, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France;
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- Ciana Therapeutics, Ole Maaloes Vej 3, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark;
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- Joseph Banks Laboratories, School of Life, Sciences University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK; (C.L.C.); (B.M.W.); (P.E.S.)
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- Joseph Banks Laboratories, School of Life, Sciences University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK; (C.L.C.); (B.M.W.); (P.E.S.)
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Cosentino F, Bhatt DL, Marx N, Verma S. The year in cardiovascular medicine 2021: diabetes and metabolic disorders. Eur Heart J 2022; 43:263-270. [PMID: 34974614 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In the current paper, we review recently published studies that are helping us to understand how the treatment landscape for glucagon-like peptiide-1 receptor agonists and sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors is moving forward. We have also included relevant articles related to cardiovascular disease prevention in the setting of obesity, atherogenic dyslipidaemia and chronic kidney disease.
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- Francesco Cosentino
- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm SE171 77, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3J3.,Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 1W8.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3J3.,Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3J3
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Ishibashi F, Kosaka A, Tavakoli M. Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Protects Against Diabetic Neuropathy and Nephropathy in Modestly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes: Follow-Up Study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:864332. [PMID: 35784562 PMCID: PMC9247156 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.864332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIMS This three-year follow-up study aimed to elucidate whether sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) have any protection against diabetic neuropathy and nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes via reducing variability in glycemia and extraglycemic factors or their averages. METHODS Two type 2 diabetic cohorts of 40 and 73 patients treated with or without SGLT2i along with 60 control subjects were recruited. Two diabetic cohorts matched for HbA1c levels and oral hypoglycemic agents other than SGLT2is underwent glycemic control with or without SGLT2is more than two years. The urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) every 3 months and neuropathy outcome measures and mean Z-score of 8 neurophysiological tests were determined at the baseline and endpoint. Glycemic variability, evaluated by the coefficient of variation of monthly measured HbA1c levels and casual postprandial plasma glucose (CPPG), and coefficient of variation and average of extraglycemic parameters in diabetic cohorts were determined. RESULTS The glycemic variability and variability of some extraglycemic factors in SGLT2i cohort were smaller than those in non-SGLT2i cohort. However, only smaller coefficient of variation of HbA1c improved some neuropathy outcome measures, and ameliorated eGFR decline. SGLT2i improved the Z-score of neurophysiological tests. The optimized changes in the blood pressure, HDL-cholesterol and uric acid by SGLT2i led to neurological and renal protection. SGLT2i decreased the prevalence of nephropathy significantly and the prevalence of neuropathy insignificantly. CONCLUSION Over 3 years period, SGLT2i significantly improved some neuropathy outcome measures, mean Z-score of 8 neurophysiological tests, and attenuated nephropathy in modestly controlled type 2 diabetes by reducing glycemic variability and mean nonglycemic factors of diabetic microvascular complication.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ishibashi Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Exeter Centre of Excellence for Diabetes Research, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Exeter Clinical Research Facility, and Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Mitra Tavakoli,
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review offers a critical narrative evaluation of emerging evidence that sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors exert nephroprotective effects in people with type 2 diabetes. RECENT FINDINGS The SGLT2 inhibitor class of glucose-lowering agents has recently shown beneficial effects to reduce the onset and progression of renal complications in people with and without diabetes. Randomised clinical trials and 'real world' observational studies, mostly involving type 2 diabetes patients, have noted that use of an SGLT2 inhibitor can slow the decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR), reduce the onset of microalbuminuria and slow or reverse the progression of proteinuria. The nephroprotective effects of SGLT2 inhibitors are class effects observed with each of the approved agents in people with a normal or impaired GFR. These effects are also observed in non-diabetic, lean and normotensive individuals suggesting that the mechanisms extend beyond the glucose-lowering, weight-lowering and blood pressure-lowering effects that accompany their glucosuric action in diabetes patients. A key mechanism is tubuloglomerular feedback in which SGLT2 inhibitors cause more sodium to pass along the nephron: the sodium is sensed by macula cells which act via adenosine to constrict afferent glomerular arterioles, thereby protecting glomeruli by reducing intraglomerular pressure. Other effects of SGLT2 inhibitors improve tubular oxygenation and metabolism and reduce renal inflammation and fibrosis. SGLT2 inhibitors have not increased the risk of urinary tract infections or the risk of acute kidney injury. However, introduction of an SGLT2 inhibitor in patients with a very low GFR is not encouraged due to an initial dip in GFR, and it is prudent to discontinue therapy if there is an acute renal event, hypovolaemia or hypotension.
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- Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK
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- Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK
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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) "Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes" includes the ADA's current clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals and guidelines, and tools to evaluate quality of care. Members of the ADA Professional Practice Committee, a multidisciplinary expert committee (https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-SPPC), are responsible for updating the Standards of Care annually, or more frequently as warranted. For a detailed description of ADA standards, statements, and reports, as well as the evidence-grading system for ADA's clinical practice recommendations, please refer to the Standards of Care Introduction (https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-SINT). Readers who wish to comment on the Standards of Care are invited to do so at professional.diabetes.org/SOC.
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Ekanayake P, Mudaliar S. A novel hypothesis linking low-grade ketonaemia to cardio-renal benefits with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors. Diabetes Obes Metab 2022; 24:3-11. [PMID: 34605129 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The cardio-renal benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are well established. In 2016, we postulated that these benefits are attributable, in part, to the occurrence of chronic low-grade ketonaemia and a shift in myocardial and renal fuel metabolism away from fat oxidation, which is energy inefficient, towards ketone oxidation, which is more energy efficient. This shift improves myocardial and renal function and can potentially translate into lower rates of progression to heart failure and end-stage kidney disease in patients with and without diabetes. There is now evidence that, in addition to being an efficient fuel substrate, ketones also have antiinflammatory and antioxidative benefits on the heart and the kidney. In addition, ketones have positive effects on mitochondrial biogenesis and function, and on erythropoiesis, and thereby are potentially able to further ameliorate the proinflammatory and hypoxic milieu in those with heart and kidney failure, independent of hyperglycaemia. In the present review, we propose a novel hypothesis to link the pleiotropic effects of low-grade ketonaemia to the cardio-renal benefits seen with SGLT2 inhibitors.
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- Preethika Ekanayake
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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Segar MW, Khan MS, Patel KV, Vaduganathan M, Kannan V, Willett D, Peterson E, Tang WHW, Butler J, Everett BM, Fonarow GC, Wang TJ, McGuire DK, Pandey A. Incorporation of natriuretic peptides with clinical risk scores to predict heart failure among individuals with dysglycaemia. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:169-180. [PMID: 34730265 PMCID: PMC10535364 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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AIMS To evaluate the performance of the WATCH-DM risk score, a clinical risk score for heart failure (HF), in patients with dysglycaemia and in combination with natriuretic peptides (NPs). METHODS AND RESULTS Adults with diabetes/pre-diabetes free of HF at baseline from four cohort studies (ARIC, CHS, FHS, and MESA) were included. The machine learning- [WATCH-DM(ml)] and integer-based [WATCH-DM(i)] scores were used to estimate the 5-year risk of incident HF. Discrimination was assessed by Harrell's concordance index (C-index) and calibration by the Greenwood-Nam-D'Agostino (GND) statistic. Improvement in model performance with the addition of NP levels was assessed by C-index and continuous net reclassification improvement (NRI). Of the 8938 participants included, 3554 (39.8%) had diabetes and 432 (4.8%) developed HF within 5 years. The WATCH-DM(ml) and WATCH-DM(i) scores demonstrated high discrimination for predicting HF risk among individuals with dysglycaemia (C-indices = 0.80 and 0.71, respectively), with no evidence of miscalibration (GND P ≥0.10). The C-index of elevated NP levels alone for predicting incident HF among individuals with dysglycaemia was significantly higher among participants with low/intermediate (<13) vs. high (≥13) WATCH-DM(i) scores [0.71 (95% confidence interval 0.68-0.74) vs. 0.64 (95% confidence interval 0.61-0.66)]. When NP levels were combined with the WATCH-DM(i) score, HF risk discrimination improvement and NRI varied across the spectrum of risk with greater improvement observed at low/intermediate risk [WATCH-DM(i) <13] vs. high risk [WATCH-DM(i) ≥13] (C-index = 0.73 vs. 0.71; NRI = 0.45 vs. 0.17). CONCLUSION The WATCH-DM risk score can accurately predict incident HF risk in community-based individuals with dysglycaemia. The addition of NP levels is associated with greater improvement in the HF risk prediction performance among individuals with low/intermediate risk than those with high risk.
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- Matthew W Segar
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Clinical Informatics Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Clinical Informatics Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Ujjawal A, Schreiber B, Verma A. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in kidney transplant recipients: what is the evidence? Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab 2022; 13:20420188221090001. [PMID: 35450095 PMCID: PMC9016587 DOI: 10.1177/20420188221090001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Several recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated the wide clinical application of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in improving kidney and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with native kidney disease. In April 2021, Dapagliflozin became the first SGLT2 inhibitor to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) regardless of diabetic status. However, while these agents have drawn much acclaim for their cardiovascular and nephroprotective effects among patients with native kidney disease, little is known about the safety and efficacy of SGLT2i in the kidney transplant setting. Many of the mechanisms by which SGLT2i exert their benefit stand to prove equally as efficacious or more so among kidney transplant recipients as they have in patients with CKD. However, safety concerns have excluded transplant recipients from all large RCTs, and clinicians and patients alike are left to wonder if the benefits of these amazing drugs outweigh the risks. In this review, we will discuss the known mechanisms SGLT2i exploit to provide their beneficial effects, the potential benefits, and risks of these agents in the context of kidney transplantation, and finally, we will discuss current findings of the published literature for SGLT2i use in kidney transplant recipients and propose potential directions for future research.
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Ferreira JP, Inzucchi SE, Mattheus M, Meinicke T, Steubl D, Wanner C, Zinman B. Empagliflozin and uric acid metabolism in diabetes: A post hoc analysis of the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial. Diabetes Obes Metab 2022; 24:135-141. [PMID: 34558768 PMCID: PMC9293326 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the effect of empagliflozin on uric acid (UA) levels, antigout medication and gout episodes in the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial (NCT01131676). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 7020 patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) were randomized to either empagliflozin (10 or 25 mg) or placebo. The effects of empagliflozin versus placebo on UA concentration were assessed using mixed linear models. A composite outcome of new prescription of antigout medication or gout episode was studied with Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS Empagliflozin reduced serum UA levels versus placebo: week 52 adjusted mean treatment difference = -0.37 (95% confidence interval [CI] -0.42, -0.31) mg/dL; this was more pronounced in patients with baseline UA ≥ 7.0 mg/dL versus <7.0 mg/dL: week 52 adjusted mean treatment difference = -0.56 (95% CI -0.68, -0.43) and -0.30 (95% CI -0.37, -0.24) mg/dL, respectively. Among 6607 patients not taking antigout medications at baseline, 5.2% had a gout episode or initiated antigout treatment versus 3.6% in the placebo and empagliflozin groups, respectively: hazard ratio 0.67 (95% CI 0.53, 0.85; P = 0.001). Both components of the composite outcome contributed to the reduction with empagliflozin in the composite. Risk reduction was similar with both empagliflozin doses. CONCLUSIONS Empagliflozin reduced UA levels and the composite of gout episodes or prescription of antigout medication. These clinically important findings expand the utility of empagliflozin as a potential antigout treatment in patients with T2D, beyond its well-established cardio-renal benefits.
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- João Pedro Ferreira
- Université de Lorraine, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques Plurithématique 1433 and Inserm U1116, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, FCRIN INI‐CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists)NancyFrance
- Cardiovascular Research and Development Center, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of PortoPortoPortugal
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- Section of Endocrinology, Yale School of Medicine and Yale‐New Haven HospitalNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KGIngelheimGermany
- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of MedicineTechnical University MunichMunichGermany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of NephrologyWürzburg University ClinicWürzburgGermany
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- Lunenfeld‐Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai HospitalUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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Talha KM, Fonarow GC, Virani SS, Butler J. Glucocentric Drugs in Cardiovascular Disease Protection and Heart Failure. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2022; 18:40-53. [PMID: 36561085 PMCID: PMC9733124 DOI: 10.14797/mdcvj.1155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Evidence for cardiovascular outcomes with older-generation antihyperglycemic drugs in the management of type 2 diabetes is based on aggregated data from prior randomized controlled trials and observational studies that were not focused on prespecified cardiovascular end points. Newer antihyperglycemic medications have undergone a rigorous evaluation of cardiovascular outcomes through randomized controlled trials since the US Food and Drug Administration imposed a mandatory requirement for all glucose-lowering drugs in 2008. The three classes of drugs that have been most extensively studied are dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists, and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, the latter two reporting significant reductions in adverse cardiovascular outcomes independent of their glycemic effect. Remarkably, it was the evidence from SGLT2 inhibitors cardiovascular outcome trials that prompted further evaluation of the drug class in patients with heart failure irrespective of their diabetes status, demonstrating a broader cardiometabolic effect of these drugs. In this review, we assess the evidence for cardiovascular outcomes with common older- and newer-generation glucose-lowering drugs in the management of type 2 diabetes. We also discuss emerging glucose-lowering drugs with novel metabolic targets that influence the risk of adverse cardiovascular events and expand on the role of these drugs beyond the management of type 2 diabetes.
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- Khawaja M. Talha
- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, US
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- Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, Division of Cardiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, US
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- Section of Cardiovascular Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, US,Section of Cardiology, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, US
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, US,Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, US
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Tran BA, Updike WH, Bullers K, Serag-Bolos E. Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Use Associated With Fournier's Gangrene: A Review of Case Reports and Spontaneous Post-Marketing Cases. Clin Diabetes 2022; 40:78-86. [PMID: 35221476 PMCID: PMC8865791 DOI: 10.2337/cd21-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are effective for glycemic control and have demonstrated cardiorenal benefits. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a boxed warning in 2018 regarding the potential development of Fournier's gangrene (FG) with the use of SGLT2 inhibitors. FG is a serious perineal infection with a mortality rate of up to 88% in some cases. OBJECTIVES To report spontaneous post-marketing cases from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database and case reports from the literature of FG associated with the use of SGLT2 inhibitors and to determine whether correlations exist with specific agents. METHODS A search of the FAERS database was conducted to identify reported cases of FG associated with the use of any FDA-approved SGLT2 inhibitor between 1 March 2013 and 30 June 2020. Additionally, a literature search was conducted of PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane library using PRISMA guidelines to identify case reports of FG with the use of SGLT2 inhibitors up to 9 October 2020. RESULTS A total of 491 cases from the FAERS database were included for review. Descriptive analysis depicted more cases in the empagliflozin, canagliflozin, and dapagliflozin groups than in the ertugliflozin group. Nine case reports were included from the literature review; four attributed to dapagliflozin, three to empagliflozin, and two to canagliflozin. The median ages from cases reported in the FAERS database and from the literature review were 54 and 52 years, respectively. In both datasets, males had a higher incidence of FG than females. Additional data reported include clinical outcomes and concomitant antihyperglycemic medications. CONCLUSION Consistent findings are noted in this systematic review and warrant further investigation to elucidate the association between SGLT2 inhibitor use and the development of FG. These results may drive enhanced prescribing patterns to consider patient-specific risk factors and timely monitoring, especially as more indications are approved related to these medications' cardiorenal protective properties.
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- Bao Anh Tran
- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics & Clinical Research, Taneja College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics & Clinical Research, Taneja College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- Department of Family Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- Corresponding author: Wendy H. Updike,
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- Department of Pharmacotherapeutics & Clinical Research, Taneja College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) "Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes" includes the ADA's current clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals and guidelines, and tools to evaluate quality of care. Members of the ADA Professional Practice Committee, a multidisciplinary expert committee (https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-SPPC), are responsible for updating the Standards of Care annually, or more frequently as warranted. For a detailed description of ADA standards, statements, and reports, as well as the evidence-grading system for ADA's clinical practice recommendations, please refer to the Standards of Care Introduction (https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-SINT). Readers who wish to comment on the Standards of Care are invited to do so at professional.diabetes.org/SOC.
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Shroff GR, Carlson MD, Mathew RO. Coronary Artery Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease: Need for a Heart-Kidney Team-Based Approach. Eur Cardiol 2021; 16:e48. [PMID: 34950244 PMCID: PMC8674634 DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2021.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease are co-prevalent conditions with unique epidemiological and pathophysiological features, that culminate in high rates of major adverse cardiovascular outcomes, including all-cause mortality. This review outlines a summary of the literature, and nuances pertaining to non-invasive risk assessment of this population, medical management options for coronary heart disease and coronary revascularisation. A collaborative heart-kidney team-based approach is imperative for critical management decisions for this patient population, especially coronary revascularisation; this review outlines specific periprocedural considerations pertaining to coronary revascularisation, and provides a proposed algorithm for approaching revascularisation choices in patients with end-stage kidney disease based on available literature.
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- Gautam R Shroff
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare & University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, MN, US
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare & University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, MN, US
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia VA Health Care System Columbia, SC, US
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- Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Midlands, MI, USA
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Giugliano D, Longo M, Scappaticcio L, Bellastella G, Maiorino MI, Esposito K. SGLT-2 inhibitors and cardiorenal outcomes in patients with or without type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of 11 CVOTs. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2021; 20:236. [PMID: 34915880 PMCID: PMC8680308 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01430-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It has been suggested that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors reduce the cardiorenal risk in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The purpose of this study is to provide an update of all large cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs) with SGLT-2 inhibitors to assess their cardiorenal efficacy in patients with and without T2D. METHODS An electronic search up to 30 September 2021 was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and ClinicalTrials.gov. to determine eligible trials. We included CVOTs comparing any SGLT-2 inhibitor with placebo, reporting desired cardiovascular or renal outcomes and with a follow-up duration of at least 6 months. RESULTS Eleven CVOTs, with data from five SGLT-2 inhibitors (empagliflozin, canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, ertugliflozin and sotagliflozin) and 77,541 participants, were included. In the overall analysis, the risk of the composite CV mortality or hospitalization for heart failure (HF) was reduced by 23% (HR = 0.77, 95% CI 0.73-0.82, P < 0.001) compared with placebo, with not significant heterogeneity (I2 = 26%, P = 0.20), and irrespective of the presence of T2D (P for interaction = 0.81) and age (> 65 vs ≤ 65 years, P for interaction = 0.78). The risk of CV mortality, total mortality and hospitalization for HF was significantly reduced by 16%, 13%, and 32%, respectively; similarly, the risk of the composite renal outcome was reduced by 35% (HR = 0.65, 95% CI 0.56-0.75), with moderate heterogeneity (I2 = 32%). In the analysis of 6 CVOTs reporting the data, the risk of major cardiovascular events (MACE) was reduced by 12%, with low heterogeneity (I2 = 21.2%, P = 0.19) and irrespective of the presence of established CV disease at baseline (P for interaction = 0.46). CONCLUSIONS Therapy with SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients with cardiometabolic and renal diseases results in a sustained to moderate reduction of the composite CV death or hospitalization for HF, robust reduction of HF and renal outcomes, moderate reduction of CV mortality, total mortality and MACE.
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- Dario Giugliano
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy. .,PhD of Translational Medicine, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- PhD of Translational Medicine, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.,PhD of Translational Medicine, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- PhD of Translational Medicine, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.,Diabetes Unit, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- PhD of Translational Medicine, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.,Diabetes Unit, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Liuzzo G, Volpe M. FIGARO-DKD adds new evidence to the cardiovascular benefits of finerenone across the spectrum of patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Eur Heart J 2021; 42:4789-4790. [PMID: 34905601 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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- Giovanna Liuzzo
- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Catholic University School of Medicine, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome 00168, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, Rome 00189, Italy
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Pitt B, Filippatos G, Agarwal R, Anker SD, Bakris GL, Rossing P, Joseph A, Kolkhof P, Nowack C, Schloemer P, Ruilope LM. Cardiovascular Events with Finerenone in Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes. N Engl J Med 2021; 385:2252-2263. [PMID: 34449181 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2110956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 546] [Impact Index Per Article: 182.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Finerenone, a selective nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, has favorable effects on cardiorenal outcomes in patients with predominantly stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) with severely elevated albuminuria and type 2 diabetes. The use of finerenone in patients with type 2 diabetes and a wider range of CKD is unclear. METHODS In this double-blind trial, we randomly assigned patients with CKD and type 2 diabetes to receive finerenone or placebo. Eligible patients had a urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (with albumin measured in milligrams and creatinine measured in grams) of 30 to less than 300 and an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 25 to 90 ml per minute per 1.73 m2 of body-surface area (stage 2 to 4 CKD) or a urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio of 300 to 5000 and an eGFR of at least 60 ml per minute per 1.73 m2 (stage 1 or 2 CKD). Patients were treated with renin-angiotensin system blockade that had been adjusted before randomization to the maximum dose on the manufacturer's label that did not cause unacceptable side effects. The primary outcome, assessed in a time-to-event analysis, was a composite of death from cardiovascular causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure. The first secondary outcome was a composite of kidney failure, a sustained decrease from baseline of at least 40% in the eGFR, or death from renal causes. Safety was assessed as investigator-reported adverse events. RESULTS A total of 7437 patients underwent randomization. Among the patients included in the analysis, during a median follow-up of 3.4 years, a primary outcome event occurred in 458 of 3686 patients (12.4%) in the finerenone group and in 519 of 3666 (14.2%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.87; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.76 to 0.98; P = 0.03), with the benefit driven primarily by a lower incidence of hospitalization for heart failure (hazard ratio, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.56 to 0.90). The secondary composite outcome occurred in 350 patients (9.5%) in the finerenone group and in 395 (10.8%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.76 to 1.01). The overall frequency of adverse events did not differ substantially between groups. The incidence of hyperkalemia-related discontinuation of the trial regimen was higher with finerenone (1.2%) than with placebo (0.4%). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with type 2 diabetes and stage 2 to 4 CKD with moderately elevated albuminuria or stage 1 or 2 CKD with severely elevated albuminuria, finerenone therapy improved cardiovascular outcomes as compared with placebo. (Funded by Bayer; FIGARO-DKD ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02545049.).
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- Bertram Pitt
- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor (B.P.); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens (G.F.); the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis (R.A.); the Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin (S.D.A.), and Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development (A.J.) and Statistics and Data Insights (P.S.), Bayer, Berlin, and Research and Development, Preclinical Research Cardiovascular (P.K.) and Clinical Development Operations (C.N.), Bayer, Wuppertal - all in Germany; the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago (G.L.B.); Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen - both in Denmark (P.R.); and the Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research i+12, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and the Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid - all in Madrid (L.M.R.)
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Butler J, Packer M, Filippatos G, Ferreira JP, Zeller C, Schnee J, Brueckmann M, Pocock SJ, Zannad F, Anker SD. Effect of empagliflozin in patients with heart failure across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2021; 43:416-426. [PMID: 34878502 PMCID: PMC8825259 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aims No therapy has shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure across the entire range of ejection fractions seen in clinical practice. We assessed the influence of ejection fraction on the effect of the sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor empagliflozin on heart failure outcomes. Methods and results A pooled analysis was performed on both the EMPEROR-Reduced and EMPEROR-Preserved trials (9718 patients; 4860 empagliflozin and 4858 placebo), and patients were grouped based on ejection fraction: <25% (n = 999), 25–34% (n = 2230), 35–44% (n = 1272), 45–54% (n = 2260), 55–64% (n = 2092), and ≥65% (n = 865). Outcomes assessed included (i) time to first hospitalization for heart failure or cardiovascular mortality, (ii) time to first heart failure hospitalization, (iii) total (first and recurrent) hospitalizations for heart failure, and (iv) health status assessed by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ). The risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure declined progressively as ejection fraction increased from <25% to ≥65%. Empagliflozin reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization, mainly by reducing heart failure hospitalizations. Empagliflozin reduced the risk of heart failure hospitalization by ≈30% in all ejection fraction subgroups, with an attenuated effect in patients with an ejection fraction ≥65%. Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals were: ejection fraction <25%: 0.73 (0.55–0.96); ejection fraction 25–34%: 0.63 (0.50–0.78); ejection fraction 35–44%: 0.72 (0.52–0.98); ejection fraction 45–54%: 0.66 (0.50–0.86); ejection fraction 55–64%: 0.70 (0.53–0.92); and ejection fraction ≥65%: 1.05 (0.70–1.58). Other heart failure outcomes and measures, including KCCQ, showed a similar response pattern. Sex did not influence the responses to empagliflozin. Conclusion The magnitude of the effect of empagliflozin on heart failure outcomes was clinically meaningful and similar in patients with ejection fractions <25% to <65%, but was attenuated in patients with an ejection fraction ≥65%. Key Question How does ejection fraction influence the effects of empagliflozin in patients with heart failure and either a reduced or a preserved ejection fraction? Key Finding The magnitude of the effect of empagliflozin on heart failure outcomes and health status was similar in patients with ejection fractions <25% to <65%, but it was attenuated in patients with an ejection fraction ≥65%. Take Home Message The consistency of the response in patients with ejection fractions of <25% to <65% distinguishes the effects of empagliflozin from other drugs that have been evaluated across the full spectrum of ejection fractions in patients with heart failure.
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- Javed Butler
- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, 621 North Hall Street, Dallas, TX 75226, USA
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Chaidari, Greece
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany and Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Université de Lorraine, Inserm INI-CRCT, CHRU, Nancy, France
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK), Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Acevedo-Mendez BA, Ye Y, Hajizadeh N, Myers A. Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis, Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis and COVID-19 Infection in a Patient With Type 2 Diabetes Taking a Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor. Cureus 2021; 13:e19828. [PMID: 34853772 PMCID: PMC8609612 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Recent landmark trials have increased the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). A rare but serious side effect of SGLT-2i is euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA), which usually occurs in the setting of acute illness such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We report a distinctive case of a patient with hyperlipidemia and T2D on SGLT-2i therapy who presented with hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis (HTGP) concurrently with euDKA and COVID-19. The patient’s initial labs included venous blood gas pH of 7.27, a blood glucose level of 146 mg/dL, serum triglyceride (TG) greater than 8,300 mg/dL and lipase of 527 U/L. Viral polymerase chain reaction (PCR) result for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was also positive. We suspect this patient has a primary disorder of lipoprotein metabolism which was exacerbated by stress from euDKA and COVID-19 infection. The patient was treated with intravenous fluids, fasting and intravenous insulin infusion. Resolution of euDKA and improvement of hypertriglyceridemia to less than 1,000 mg/dL occurred by day 6 and the patient was transitioned to subcutaneous basal-bolus insulin. On discharge, the SGLT-2i was discontinued and the patient was discharged on insulin, metformin, omega-3 fatty acids, and fenofibrate.
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- Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, USA
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- Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, USA
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- Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, USA
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Matsuba I, Takihata M, Takai M, Maeda H, Kubota A, Iemitsu K, Umezawa S, Obana M, Kaneshiro M, Kawata T, Takuma T, Takeda H, Machimura H, Mokubo A, Motomiya T, Asakura T, Kikuchi T, Matsuzawa Y, Ito S, Miyakawa M, Terauchi Y, Kanamori A. Effects of 1-year treatment with canagliflozin on body composition and total body water in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab 2021; 23:2614-2622. [PMID: 34338409 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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AIM To characterize the long-term changes in body composition associated with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this multicentre, single-arm, open-label study, 107 patients with type 2 diabetes were treated with canagliflozin 100 mg, as add-on therapy, for 12 months. Body composition was measured with a body composition analyser (T-SCAN PLUS) using the impedance method to prospectively analyse changes in body components, including percentage of body fat, body fat mass, total body water, muscle mass and mineral mass. Estimated plasma volume (PV) was calculated using the Kaplan formula. RESULTS Body weight showed a significant decrease from 1 month to 12 months of treatment with canagliflozin, with a higher rate of decrease in body fat in body composition. A significant decrease in mineral mass was also observed, but its rate was low. Following treatment with canagliflozin, changes in total body water did not affect intracellular water, and a significant decrease in extracellular water, including plasma components, was observed early and was sustained up to 12 months. Protein mass, a component of muscle mass, was not affected, with only a slight decrease in water volume observed. CONCLUSIONS Canagliflozin decreased extracellular fluid and PV in addition to decreasing fat in the body via calorie loss resulting from urinary glucose excretion. This study suggested that SGLT2 inhibitors might reduce body weight by regulating fat mass or water distribution in the body and might have cardiac and renal protective effects by resetting the homeostasis of fluid balance.
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- Ikuro Matsuba
- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokohama, Japan
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Delanaye P, Wissing KM, Scheen AJ. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors: renal outcomes according to baseline albuminuria. Clin Kidney J 2021; 14:2463-2471. [PMID: 34950459 PMCID: PMC8690058 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfab096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) reduce albuminuria and hard renal outcomes (decline of renal function, renal replacement therapy and renal death) in patients with/without type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular or renal risk. The question arises whether baseline albuminuria also influences renal outcomes with SGLT2is as reported with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors. Post hoc analyses focusing on albuminuria and renal outcomes of four cardiovascular outcome trials [EMPA-REG OUTCOME (Empagliflozin Cardiovascular Outcome Event Trial in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients), CANVAS (Canagliflozin Cardiovascular Assessment Study), DECLARE-TIMI 58 (Multicenter Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Dapagliflozin on the Incidence of Cardiovascular Events-Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 58) and VERTIS CV (Evaluation of Ertugliflozin Efficacy and Safety Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial)] and some renal data from two heart failure trials [Dapagliflozin and Prevention of Adverse Outcomes in Heart Failure (DAPA-HF) and EMPEROR-Reduced (Empagliflozin Outcome Trial in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction)] showed renal protection with SGLT2is without significant interaction (P > 0.10) when comparing renal outcomes according to baseline levels (A1, A2 and A3) of urinary albumin:creatinine ratio (UACR), a finding confirmed in a dedicated meta-analysis. Two trials [CREDENCE (Evaluation of the Effects of Canagliflozin on Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Participants With Diabetic Nephropathy) and DAPA-CKD (Dapagliflozin and Prevention of Adverse Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease)] specifically recruited patients with CKD and UACRs of 200-5000 mg/g. A post hoc analysis of CREDENCE that distinguished three subgroups according to UACR (300-1000, 1000-3000 and >3000 mg/g) showed a greater relative reduction in UACR in patients with lower baseline albuminuria levels (P for interaction = 0.03). Patients with a UACR >1000 mg/g showed a significantly greater reduction in absolute (P for interaction < 0.001) and a trend in relative (P for interaction = 0.25) risk of renal events versus those with lower UACR levels. In conclusion, baseline UACR levels do not significantly influence the nephroprotection by SGLT2is, yet the greater protection in patients with very high UACRs in CREDENCE deserves confirmation. The underlying mechanisms of renal protection with SGLT2is might be different in patients with or without (high) UACR.
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- Pierre Delanaye
- Department of Nephrology-Dialysis-Transplantation, University of Liège (ULiege), CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
- Department of Nephrology-Dialysis-Apheresis, Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Renal Transplantation Unit, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are the latest class of antidiabetic medications. They prevent glucose reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule to decrease blood sugar. Several animal studies revealed that SGLT-2 is profoundly involved in the inflammatory response, fibrogenesis, and regulation of numerous intracellular signaling pathways. Likewise, SGLT-2 inhibitors markedly attenuated inflammation and fibrogenesis and improved the function of damaged organ in animal studies, observational studies, and clinical trials. SGLT-2 inhibitors can decrease blood pressure and ameliorate hypertriglyceridemia and obesity. Likewise, they improve the outcome of cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, arrhythmias, and ischemic heart disease. SGLT-2 inhibitors are associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality as well. Meanwhile, they protect against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, and improve micro- and macroalbuminuria. SGLT-2 inhibitors can reprogram numerous signaling pathways to improve NAFLD, cardiovascular diseases, and renal diseases. For instance, they enhance lipolysis, ketogenesis, mitochondrial biogenesis, and autophagy while they attenuate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, lipogenesis, endoplasmic reticulum stress, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and fibrogenesis. This review explains the beneficial effects of SGLT-2 inhibitors on NAFLD and cardiovascular and renal diseases and dissects the underlying molecular mechanisms in detail. This narrative review explains the beneficial effects of SGLT-2 inhibitors on NAFLD and cardiovascular and renal diseases using the results of latest observational studies, clinical trials, and meta-analyses. Thereafter, it dissects the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in the clinical effects of SGLT-2 inhibitors on these diseases.
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- Moein Ala
- School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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Olufade T, Jiang L, Israni R, Huang J, Gosmanov AR. Cardiovascular and renal disease manifestation and healthcare resource utilization in patients on first-line oral therapy for type 2 diabetes: A claims-based observational cohort study. Diabetes Obes Metab 2021; 23:2741-2751. [PMID: 34405521 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIM To examine incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) diagnosis and associated healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) in a real-world population of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) initiating first-line oral antidiabetes drug (OAD) therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adults with T2D without CVD/CKD initiating first-line OAD therapy from 2008 to 2018 IBM MarketScan claims data were included. Incident CVD/CKD diagnoses following OAD initiation and first diagnosis type were assessed. Risk of incident diagnosis of heart failure (HF) among patients with CKD and of CKD among patients with HF was evaluated. HCRU and costs were compared for the 12 months before and after the first CVD/CKD diagnosis. RESULTS Of 12 286 016 patients, 1 286 287 met all the inclusion criteria. During follow-up (mean 752 days), 205 865 (16.0%) patients had CVD/CKD diagnoses; the most common first diagnosis was the composite cardiorenal outcome of HF and/or CKD (64.6%). Most first diagnoses were within 2 years of OAD initiation. For HF and CKD, diagnosis of one was associated with increased risk of subsequent diagnosis of the other (both P < .001). Average annualized visits per patient increased by 31% after the first CVD/CKD diagnosis and annualized payer and patient costs increased by 75% and 26%, respectively, compared with the 12 months prediagnosis. Costs increased for all diagnosis types. CONCLUSIONS Most first CVD/CKD diagnoses occurred within 2 years after OAD initiation and were associated with increased HCRU and costs. Reducing CVD/CKD risk with T2D treatments that improve both cardiovascular and renal outcomes may attenuate the burden of illness.
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- AstraZeneca Medical Affairs, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- BioPharmaceuticals, Medical, AstraZeneca, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- US Payer Evidence Implementation Science, AstraZeneca, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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Gomez-Sanchez CM, Wu BX, Gotts JE, Chang RW. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis following major vascular surgery is a new item on the differential for postoperative acidosis. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech 2021; 7:778-780. [PMID: 34816071 PMCID: PMC8591455 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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New pharmacologic advances in the treatment of diabetes include SGLT-2 inhibitors, which have been demonstrated in randomized-controlled clinical trials to reduce overall and cardiac-specific mortality and slow progression of chronic kidney disease. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis is a rare but life-threatening complication associated with the use of SGLT-2 inhibitors. Here we describe a case of severe euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis after lower extremity bypass in a patient taking an SGLT-2 inhibitor. Awareness of this potential complication is essential as these novel agents are increasingly used in patients with cardiovascular disease.
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Säemann M, Kronbichler A. Call for action in ANCA-associated vasculitis and lupus nephritis: promises and challenges of SGLT-2 inhibitors. Ann Rheum Dis 2021; 81:614-617. [PMID: 34844933 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Sodium-glucose cotransporter- 2 inhibitors (SGLT- 2i) have recently been demonstrated to exert profound cardio- and nephroprotection in large cardiovascular outcome trials. They reduce progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) including albuminuria and improve outcomes in heart failure patients with and without type 2 diabetes on top of angiotensin-blocking agents. These benefits translate into improved mortality in cardiorenal risk patients. While the detailed molecular mechanisms underlying these surprising clinical outcomes are not fully understood, their antidiabetic properties are not causative. Rather reduction of glomerular hyperfiltration and tubuloprotection are involved as root cause mechanisms of their clinical effects. Finally, their side effect profile is advantageous especially in non-diabetic patients also reducing the risk of acute kidney injury. Among the independent risk factors for excess mortality, CKD is still one of the strongest predictors of a poor prognosis in patients with both ANCA- associated vasculitis (AAV) and lupus nephritis (LN). Since patients with autoimmune disease were excluded from all recent large renal outcome trials with SGLT-2i and given their strong nephroprotective potential, we herein advocate to study this unique class of disease-modifying therapies when it comes to kidney and cardiovascular health in patients with AAV and LN.
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- Marcus Säemann
- 6th Medical Department, Nephrology and Dialysis, Clinic Ottakring, Vienna, Austria .,Medical School, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria
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Norgard NB, Lopez-Candales A. The rise of SGLT2 inhibitors: the time is now for cardiovascular specialists to lead the charge. Postgrad Med 2021; 134:11-13. [PMID: 34734540 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2021.2002580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Nicholas B Norgard
- Truman Medical Center, School of Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo, USA
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Chang R, Liu SY, Zhao LM. Impact of demographic characteristics and antihyperglycemic and cardiovascular drugs on the cardiorenal benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e27802. [PMID: 34964748 PMCID: PMC8615349 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000027802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND It is unclear whether demographic characteristics and baseline use of hypoglycemic and cardiovascular drugs significantly affect the efficacy of sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors on cardiorenal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS Randomized trials assessing the efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors on cardiorenal outcomes in adult patients with T2DM were included in analysis. Three endpoints of interest were major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), hospitalization for heart failure or cardiovascular death (HHF or CV death), and kidney composite outcome (KCO). We performed random-effects meta-analysis using the aggregate data of hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Subgroup analyses were done according to 17 factors of interest, including 7 factors related to demographic characteristics and 10 related to baseline use of antihyperglycemic and cardiovascular drugs such as renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor. We conducted meta-regression analyses to calculate P values for subgroup differences. RESULTS Seven trials were included in this meta-analysis. Compared with placebo, SGLT2 inhibitors significantly lowered the risk of MACE (HR 0.90, 95% CI 0.84-0.97) regardless of demographic characteristics and baseline use of insulin, statin or ezetimibe, RAS inhibitor, beta-blocker, and diuretic (Psubgroup from 0.088-0.981); that of HHF or CV death (HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.71-0.85) regardless of demographic characteristics and baseline use of 10 antihyperglycemic and cardiovascular drugs (Psubgroup from 0.147-0.999); and that of KCO (HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.57-0.69) regardless of demographic characteristics and baseline use of statin or ezetimibe, RAS inhibitor, and diuretic (Psubgroup from 0.073-0.918). CONCLUSIONS The cardiorenal benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors were consistent in a broad population of T2DM patients. The findings of this meta-analysis suggest that SGLT2 inhibitors should be recommended in T2DM patients for the prevention of cardiorenal events, regardless of various demographic characteristics and baseline use of various hypoglycemic and cardiovascular drugs.
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- Rong Chang
- Cardiovascular Department, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of General Medicine, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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Pahud de Mortanges A, Salvador D, Laimer M, Muka T, Wilhelm M, Bano A. The Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Atherosclerosis: A Narrative Mini-Review. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:751214. [PMID: 34803693 PMCID: PMC8602558 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.751214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Objective: Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2-is) are antidiabetic drugs that improve glycemic control by limiting urinary glucose reuptake in the proximal tubule. SGLT2-is might suppress atherosclerotic processes and ameliorate the prognosis of patients with diabetes mellitus diagnosed with or at high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). In this mini review, we examine the role of SGLT2-is in the development and progression of atherosclerosis throughout its spectrum, from subclinical atherosclerosis to ASCVD. Data Sources—PubMed and Google Scholar were searched for publications related to SGLT2-is and atherosclerosis. All types of articles were considered, including clinical trials, animal studies, in vitro observations, and reviews and meta-analyses. Data were examined according to their impact and clinical relevance. Synopsis of Content—We first review the underlying mechanisms of SGLT2-is on the development and progression of atherosclerosis, including favorable effects on lipid metabolism, reduction of systemic inflammation, and improvement of endothelial function. We then discuss the putative impact of SGLT2-is on the formation, composition, and stability of atherosclerotic plaque. Furthermore, we evaluate the effects of SGLT2-is in subclinical atherosclerosis assessed by carotid intima media thickness and pulse wave velocity. Subsequently, we summarize the effects of SGLT2-is in ASCVD events, including ischemic stroke, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, revascularization, and peripheral artery disease, as well as major adverse cardiovascular events, cardiovascular mortality, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Moreover, we examine factors that could modify the role of SGLT2-is in atherosclerosis, including sex, age, diabetes, glycemic control, ASCVD, and SGLT2-i compounds. Additionally, we propose future directions that can improve our understanding of SGLT2-is and atherosclerosis.
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine, and Metabolism, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) are at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, also known as gliflozins, are a class of medications used to treat T2D by preventing the reabsorption of glucose filtered through the kidney and thereby facilitating glucose excretion in the urine. Over the past 5 years, many cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs) have evaluated the safety and efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors in preventing CV events. The results of 7 CVOTs have provided solid evidence that the use of SGLT2 in patients with T2D and at high CV risk significantly reduced the risk of death from CV causes. Moreover, in patient with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, regardless of the presence or absence of T2D, SGLT2 inhibitors use significantly reduced the risk of worsening heart failure and death from CV causes. Although the exact mechanism of the cardiorenal benefit of SGLT2 inhibitors is still unknown, studies have shown that the beneficial effect of these drugs cannot be exclusively explained by their glucose lowering effect, and several possible mechanisms have been proposed. This review will explore the changing role of SGLT2 inhibitors from a diabetes drug to clinical practice guideline-supported therapy for the prevention and treatment of CV diseases, including heart failure.
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- Reza Mohebi
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, MA, USA
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Lam CSP, Ramasundarahettige C, Branch KRH, Sattar N, Rosenstock J, Pratley R, Del Prato S, Lopes RD, Niemoeller E, Khurmi NS, Baek S, Gerstein HC. Efpeglenatide and Clinical Outcomes with and without Concomitant Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibition Use in Type 2 Diabetes: Exploratory Analysis of the AMPLITUDE-O Trial. Circulation 2021; 145:565-574. [PMID: 34775781 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.057934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Background: Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) both reduce cardiovascular (CV) events among patients with type 2 diabetes. However, no CV outcome trial has evaluated the long-term effects of their combined use. The AMPLITUDE-O trial reported that once weekly injections of the GLP-1 RA efpeglenatide (vs. placebo) reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE); MACE, coronary revascularization or unstable angina hospitalization (expanded MACE); a renal composite outcome; and MACE or death in people with type 2 diabetes and CV and/or renal disease. The trial uniquely stratified randomization by baseline or anticipated use of SGLT2 inhibitors and included the highest prevalence at baseline (N=618, 15.2%) of SGLT2 inhibitor use among GLP-1 RA CV outcome trials to date. Its results were analyzed to estimate the combined effect of SGLT2 inhibitors and efpeglenatide on clinical outcomes. Methods: Cardiovascular and renal outcomes were analyzed using Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for region, SGLT2 inhibitor randomization strata, and the SGLT2 inhibitor-by-treatment interaction. Continuous variables were analyzed using a mixed-effects models for repeated measures that also included an interaction term. Results: The effect (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]) of efpeglenatide versus placebo in the absence and presence of baseline SGLT2 inhibitors, respectively, on MACE (0.74 [0.58- 0.94] and 0.70 [0.37- 1.30]), expanded MACE (0.77 [0.62- 0.96] and 0.87 [0.51- 1.48]), renal composite (0.70 [0.59- 0.83] and 0.52 [0.33- 0.83]), and MACE or death (0.74 [0.59- 0.93] and 0.65 [0.36- 1.19]) did not differ by baseline SGLT2 inhibitor use (P for all interactions >0.2). Efpeglenatide's reduction of blood pressure, body weight, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and urinary albumin:creatinine ratio also appeared to be independent of concurrent SGLT2 inhibitor use (all interaction P ≥0.08). Finally, adverse events did not differ by baseline SGLT2 inhibitor use. Conclusions: The efficacy and safety of efpeglenatide appear independent of concurrent SGLT2 inhibitor use. These data support combined SGLT2 inhibitor and GLP-1 RA therapy in type 2 diabetes.
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- Carolyn S P Lam
- National Heart Centre Singapore and Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada; McMaster University, Hamilton Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, BHF building, University of Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Section of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetes, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Hanmi Pharmaceutical, 14 Wiryeseong-daero, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada; McMaster University, Hamilton Canada
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Filippatos G, Anker SD, Agarwal R, Ruilope LM, Rossing P, Bakris GL, Tasto C, Joseph A, Kolkhof P, Lage A, Pitt B. Finerenone Reduces Risk of Incident Heart Failure in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: Analyses from the FIGARO-DKD Trial. Circulation 2021; 145:437-447. [PMID: 34775784 PMCID: PMC8812430 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.057983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are independently associated with heart failure (HF), a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. In the FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO DKD trials, finerenone (a selective, nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist) improved cardiovascular outcomes in patients with albuminuric CKD and T2D. These prespecified analyses from FIGARO-DKD assessed the impact of finerenone on clinically important HF outcomes. Methods: Patients with T2D and albuminuric CKD (urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio [UACR] ≥30 to <300 mg/g and estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≥25 to ≤90 ml/min/1.73 m2, or UACR ≥300 to ≤5000 mg/g and eGFR ≥60 ml/min/1.73 m2,), without symptomatic HF with reduced ejection fraction, were randomized to finerenone or placebo. Time-to-first event outcomes included: new-onset HF (first hospitalization for HF [HHF] in patients without a history of HF at baseline); cardiovascular death or first HHF; HF-related death or first HHF; first HHF; cardiovascular death or total (first or recurrent) HHF; HF-related death or total HHF; and total HHF. Outcomes were evaluated in the overall population and in prespecified subgroups categorized by baseline HF history (as reported by the investigators). Results: Overall, 7352 patients were included in these analyses; 571 (7.8%) had a history of HF at baseline. New-onset HF was significantly reduced with finerenone versus placebo (1.9% versus 2.8%; hazard ratio [HR], 0.68 [95% CI 0.50-0.93]; P=0.0162). In the overall population, the incidences of all HF outcomes analyzed were significantly lower with finerenone than placebo, including a 18% lower risk of cardiovascular death or first HHF (HR, 0.82 [95% CI 0.70-0.95]; P=0.011), a 29% lower risk of first HHF (HR, 0.71 [95% CI 0.56-0.90]; P=0.0043) and a 30% lower rate of total HHF (rate ratio, 0.70 [95% CI, 0.52- 0.94]). The effects of finerenone on improving HF outcomes were not modified by a history of HF. The incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events was balanced between treatment groups. Conclusions: The results from these FIGARO-DKD analyses demonstrate that finerenone reduces new-onset HF and improves other HF outcomes in patients with CKD and T2D, irrespective of a history of HF.
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- Gerasimos Filippatos
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK) and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center and Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
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- Cardiorenal Translational Laboratory and Hypertension Unit, Institute of Research imas12, Madrid, Spain; CIBER-CV, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Research and Development, Statistics and Data Insights, Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Research and Development, Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany
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- Preclinical Research Cardiovascular, Pharmaceuticals, Research & Development, Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Cardiology and Nephrology Clinical Development, Bayer SA, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor MI
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Rodionov RN, Peters F, Marschall U, L'Hoest H, Jarzebska N, Behrendt CA. Initiation of SGLT2 Inhibitors and the Risk of Lower Extremity Minor and Major Amputation in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Health Claims Data Analysis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2021; 62:981-990. [PMID: 34782230 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the association between long term risk of hospitalisation for heart failure (HHF) and lower extremity minor and major amputation (LEA) in patients initiating sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) suffering from type 2 diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Outcomes were compared with patients without PAD and evaluated separately for the time periods before and after the official warning of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in early 2017. METHODS This study used BARMER German health claims data including all patients suffering from type 2 diabetes initiating SGLT2i therapy between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2019 with follow up until the end of 2020. New users of glucagon like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) were used as active comparators. Inverse probability weighting with truncated stabilised weights was used to adjust for confounding, and five year risks of HHF and LEA were estimated using Cox regression. Periods before and after the EMA warning were analysed separately and stratified by presence of concomitant PAD. RESULTS In total, 44 284 (13.6% PAD) and 56 878 (16.3% PAD) patients initiated SGLT2i or GLP1-RA, respectively. Before the EMA warning, initiation of SGLT2i was associated with a lower risk of HHF in patients with PAD (hazard ratio, HR, 0.85, 95% confidence interval, CI, 0.73 - 0.99) and a higher risk of LEA in patients without PAD (HR 1.79, 95% CI 1.04 - 2.92). After the EMA warning, the efficacy and safety endpoints were no longer statistically different between groups. CONCLUSION The results from this large nationwide real world study highlight that PAD patients exhibit generally high amputation risks. This study refutes the idea that the presence of PAD explains the excess LEA risk associated with initiation of SGLT2i. The fact that differentials among study groups diminished after the EMA warning in early 2017 emphasises that regulatory surveillance measures worked in everyday clinical practice.
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- Roman N Rodionov
- University Centre for Vascular Medicine, University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
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- Research Group GermanVasc, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Centre UKE Hamburg, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Centre for Vascular Medicine, University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Research Group GermanVasc, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Centre UKE Hamburg, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Pitt B, Steg G, Leiter LA, Bhatt DL. The Role of Combined SGLT1/SGLT2 Inhibition in Reducing the Incidence of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2021; 36:561-567. [PMID: 34750713 PMCID: PMC9090862 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-021-07291-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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PURPOSE In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), both sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) and glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have demonstrated significant improvements in cardiovascular and kidney outcomes independent of their glycemic benefits. This paper will briefly compare the effect of SGLT2is and GLP-1 RAs to that of the SGLT1/2 inhibitor sotagliflozin on the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke in patients with T2DM and further postulate mechanisms to account for these findings. METHODS AND RESULTS Thus far, the results from SCORED and SOLOIST (trials studying the SGLT1/2 inhibitor sotagliflozin) suggest that an increase in SGLT1 inhibition when added to SGLT2 inhibition may contribute to reductions in MI and stroke in patients with T2DM. This benefit is beyond what SGLT2is alone can accomplish and at least similar to GLP-1 RAs but with the added benefit of a reduction in hospitalizations and urgent visits for HF. Larger and longer studies are required to confirm the effectiveness of SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibition in reducing MI and stroke in patients with T2DM and elucidate the mechanisms associated with this finding. CONCLUSIONS The role of SGLT1/2 inhibition as an addition to GLP-1 RAs in patients with and without T2DM at increased risk for MI and stroke requires further study. Regardless, the finding that a relative increase in SGLT1/2 inhibition reduces the risk of MI and stroke as well as hospitalizations and urgent visits for heart failure could improve quality of life and reduce the healthcare burden associated with T2DM.
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- Université de Paris, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Ceriello A, Catrinoiu D, Chandramouli C, Cosentino F, Dombrowsky AC, Itzhak B, Lalic NM, Prattichizzo F, Schnell O, Seferović PM, Valensi P, Standl E. Heart failure in type 2 diabetes: current perspectives on screening, diagnosis and management. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2021; 20:218. [PMID: 34740359 PMCID: PMC8571004 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01408-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes is one of the most relevant risk factors for heart failure, the prevalence of which is increasing worldwide. The aim of the review is to highlight the current perspectives of the pathophysiology of heart failure as it pertains to type 2 diabetes. This review summarizes the proposed mechanistic bases, explaining the myocardial damage induced by diabetes-related stressors and other risk factors, i.e., cardiomyopathy in type 2 diabetes. We highlight the complex pathology of individuals with type 2 diabetes, including the relationship with chronic kidney disease, metabolic alterations, and heart failure. We also discuss the current criteria used for heart failure diagnosis and the gold standard screening tools for individuals with type 2 diabetes. Currently approved pharmacological therapies with primary use in type 2 diabetes and heart failure, and the treatment-guiding role of NT-proBNP are also presented. Finally, the influence of the presence of type 2 diabetes as well as heart failure on COVID-19 severity is briefly discussed.
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- Antonio Ceriello
- IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Gaudenzio Fantoli, 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Center of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta, Romania
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- National Heart Research Institute, National Heart Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Unit of Cardiology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clalit Health Services and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
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- School of Medicine, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes e. V. at Helmholtz Centre Munich GmbH, Munich, Germany
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- School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade University Medical Center, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Unit of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition, Jean Verdier Hospital, AP-HP, CRNH-IdF, CINFO, Paris 13 University, Bondy, France
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes e. V. at Helmholtz Centre Munich GmbH, Munich, Germany
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- IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Gaudenzio Fantoli, 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy
- Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Center of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta, Romania
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- National Heart Research Institute, National Heart Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Unit of Cardiology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
- Sciarc GmbH, Baierbrunn, Germany
- Clalit Health Services and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
- School of Medicine, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Forschergruppe Diabetes e. V. at Helmholtz Centre Munich GmbH, Munich, Germany
- School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade University Medical Center, Belgrade, Serbia
- Unit of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition, Jean Verdier Hospital, AP-HP, CRNH-IdF, CINFO, Paris 13 University, Bondy, France
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Berg DD, Kolkailah AA, Sarraju A, Kerchberger AM, Eljalby M, McGuire DK. Interpreting Absolute and Relative Risk Reduction in the Context of Recent Cardiovascular Outcome Trials in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Curr Diab Rep 2021; 21:45. [PMID: 34741199 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-021-01417-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The cardiovascular benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) have increased the focus of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) care on comprehensive cardiovascular risk reduction. Herein, we review the results of the cardiovascular outcomes trials of SGLT2i and GLP-1 RA, discuss the concepts of relative vs. absolute risk reduction in the context of these trials, and highlight the importance of individualized risk assessment when applying trial results to clinical practice. RECENT FINDINGS To enable personalized treatment approaches, multiple clinical risk scores have been developed to assess risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) outcomes and hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) in patients with T2DM. In addition, circulating biomarkers of myocardial injury (cardiac troponin) and hemodynamic stress (natriuretic peptides) have been shown to further refine risk prediction of these clinically important cardiovascular complications. When making decisions about whether to initiate SGLT2i and GLP-1 RA, clinicians should consider the anticipated relative and absolute treatment benefits from these antihyperglycemic therapies. Clinicians can use available clinical and biomarker-based risk tools when counseling patients about their individual cardiovascular risk profiles and when estimating absolute treatment benefits from SGLT2i and GLP-1 RA.
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- David D Berg
- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Road, Suite 7022, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX, USA
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Vohra S, Pradhan A, Sethi R. The use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor in heart failure: The rise of the Roman Empire! THE NATIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL OF INDIA 2021; 34:347-350. [PMID: 35818099 DOI: 10.25259/nmji_922_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Shweta Vohra
- Department of Cardiology Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak, Haryana, India
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- Department of Cardiology King George Medical University Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Cardiology King George Medical University Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Martinez Cantarin MP. Diabetes in Kidney Transplantation. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2021; 28:596-605. [PMID: 35367028 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2021.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common complications after kidney transplantation and is associated with unfavorable outcomes including death. DM can be present before transplant but post-transplant DM (PTDM) refers to diabetes that is diagnosed after solid organ transplantation. Despite its high prevalence, optimal treatment to prevent complications of PTDM is unknown. Medical therapy of pre-existent DM or PTDM after transplant is challenging because of frequent interactions between antidiabetic and immunosuppressive agents. There is also frequent need for medication dose adjustments due to residual kidney disease and a higher risk of medication side effects in patients treated with immunosuppressive agents. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors have demonstrated a favorable cardio-renal profile in patients with DM without a transplant and hence hold great promise in this patient population although there is concern about the higher risk of urinary tract infections. The significant gaps in our understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of DM after kidney transplantation need to be urgently addressed.
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Cherney DZ, Udell JA, Drucker DJ. Cardiorenal mechanisms of action of glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors. MED 2021; 2:1203-1230. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Impact of SGLT2 inhibitors on major clinical events and safety outcomes in heart failure patients: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC CARDIOLOGY : JGC 2021; 18:783-795. [PMID: 34754290 PMCID: PMC8558745 DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) and renal adverse events in patients with diabetes mellitus, heart failure (HF) and/or chronic kidney disease. We performed a meta-analysis to explore the impact of several different SGLT2i on all-cause mortality, CV mortality, HF hospitalizations and the combined outcome CV death/HF hospitalization in HF patients across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) phenotypes. METHODS A systematic search in MEDLINE database and Cochrane library through March 2021 was performed without limitations. Randomized clinical trials that provided data about the impact of SGLT2i on all-cause mortality, CV mortality, HF hospitalizations or the combined outcome of CV death/HF hospitalization in HF patients were included. A random effects model was used for calculating the effect estimates. RESULTS Nine studies (n = 16,723 patients, mean age: 65.9 years, males: 70.7%) were included in the quantitative synthesis. Compared to placebo, SGLT2i use was associated with 14% lower risk of all-cause mortality [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.78−0.94,I2 = 0, P = 0.0008], 32% lower risk of HF hospitalizations (HR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.62−0.74,I2 = 0, P < 0.001), 14% lower risk of CV mortality (HR = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.77−0.95, I2 = 0, P = 0.003) and 26% lower risk of CV death/HF hospitalization (HR = 0.74, 95% CI: 0.68−0.80,I2 = 0, P < 0.001). Regarding the safety outcomes, our data revealed no significant differences between SGLT2i and placebo groups in drug related discontinuations, amputations, severe hypoglycemia, hypotension, volume depletion, ketoacidosis and genital infections. By contrast, a protective role of SGLT2i against placebo was found for serious adverse events and acute kidney injury.
CONCLUSIONS In patients with HF, regardless of LVEF phenotype, all SGLT2i had an excellent safety profile and significantly reduced the risk of all-cause mortality, CV mortality, HF hospitalizations and CV deaths/HF hospitalizations compared to placebo.
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Kanie T, Mizuno A, Takaoka Y, Suzuki T, Yoneoka D, Nishikawa Y, Tam WWS, Morze J, Rynkiewicz A, Xin Y, Wu O, Providencia R, Kwong JS. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors for people with cardiovascular disease: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021; 10:CD013650. [PMID: 34693515 PMCID: PMC8812344 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013650.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death globally. Recently, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4i), glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) were approved for treating people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although metformin remains the first-line pharmacotherapy for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, a body of evidence has recently emerged indicating that DPP4i, GLP-1RA and SGLT2i may exert positive effects on patients with known CVD. OBJECTIVES To systematically review the available evidence on the benefits and harms of DPP4i, GLP-1RA, and SGLT2i in people with established CVD, using network meta-analysis. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, and the Conference Proceedings Citation Index on 16 July 2020. We also searched clinical trials registers on 22 August 2020. We did not restrict by language or publication status. SELECTION CRITERIA We searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating DPP4i, GLP-1RA, or SGLT2i that included participants with established CVD. Outcome measures of interest were CVD mortality, fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction, fatal and non-fatal stroke, all-cause mortality, hospitalisation for heart failure (HF), and safety outcomes. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Three review authors independently screened the results of searches to identify eligible studies and extracted study data. We used the GRADE approach to assess the certainty of the evidence. We conducted standard pairwise meta-analyses and network meta-analyses by pooling studies that we assessed to be of substantial homogeneity; subgroup and sensitivity analyses were also pursued to explore how study characteristics and potential effect modifiers could affect the robustness of our review findings. We analysed study data using the odds ratios (ORs) and log odds ratios (LORs) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and credible intervals (Crls), where appropriate. We also performed narrative synthesis for included studies that were of substantial heterogeneity and that did not report quantitative data in a usable format, in order to discuss their individual findings and relevance to our review scope. MAIN RESULTS We included 31 studies (287 records), of which we pooled data from 20 studies (129,465 participants) for our meta-analysis. The majority of the included studies were at low risk of bias, using Cochrane's tool for assessing risk of bias. Among the 20 pooled studies, six investigated DPP4i, seven studied GLP-1RA, and the remaining seven trials evaluated SGLT2i. All outcome data described below were reported at the longest follow-up duration. 1. DPP4i versus placebo Our review suggests that DPP4i do not reduce any risk of efficacy outcomes: CVD mortality (OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.91 to 1.09; high-certainty evidence), myocardial infarction (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.08; high-certainty evidence), stroke (OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.87 to 1.14; high-certainty evidence), and all-cause mortality (OR 1.03, 95% CI 0.96 to 1.11; high-certainty evidence). DPP4i probably do not reduce hospitalisation for HF (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.80 to 1.23; moderate-certainty evidence). DPP4i may not increase the likelihood of worsening renal function (OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.33; low-certainty evidence) and probably do not increase the risk of bone fracture (OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.83 to 1.19; moderate-certainty evidence) or hypoglycaemia (OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.29; moderate-certainty evidence). They are likely to increase the risk of pancreatitis (OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.12 to 2.37; moderate-certainty evidence). 2. GLP-1RA versus placebo Our findings indicate that GLP-1RA reduce the risk of CV mortality (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.79 to 0.95; high-certainty evidence), all-cause mortality (OR 0.88, 95% CI 0.82 to 0.95; high-certainty evidence), and stroke (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.77 to 0.98; high-certainty evidence). GLP-1RA probably do not reduce the risk of myocardial infarction (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.78 to 1.01; moderate-certainty evidence), and hospitalisation for HF (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.85 to 1.06; high-certainty evidence). GLP-1RA may reduce the risk of worsening renal function (OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.44 to 0.84; low-certainty evidence), but may have no impact on pancreatitis (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.68 to 1.35; low-certainty evidence). We are uncertain about the effect of GLP-1RA on hypoglycaemia and bone fractures. 3. SGLT2i versus placebo This review shows that SGLT2i probably reduce the risk of CV mortality (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.70 to 0.95; moderate-certainty evidence), all-cause mortality (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.74 to 0.96; moderate-certainty evidence), and reduce the risk of HF hospitalisation (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.59 to 0.71; high-certainty evidence); they do not reduce the risk of myocardial infarction (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.12; high-certainty evidence) and probably do not reduce the risk of stroke (OR 1.12, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.36; moderate-certainty evidence). In terms of treatment safety, SGLT2i probably reduce the incidence of worsening renal function (OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.82; moderate-certainty evidence), and probably have no effect on hypoglycaemia (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.75 to 1.07; moderate-certainty evidence) or bone fracture (OR 1.02, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.18; high-certainty evidence), and may have no impact on pancreatitis (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.39 to 1.86; low-certainty evidence). 4. Network meta-analysis Because we failed to identify direct comparisons between each class of the agents, findings from our network meta-analysis provided limited novel insights. Almost all findings from our network meta-analysis agree with those from the standard meta-analysis. GLP-1RA may not reduce the risk of stroke compared with placebo (OR 0.87, 95% CrI 0.75 to 1.0; moderate-certainty evidence), which showed similar odds estimates and wider 95% Crl compared with standard pairwise meta-analysis. Indirect estimates also supported comparison across all three classes. SGLT2i was ranked the best for CVD and all-cause mortality. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Findings from both standard and network meta-analyses of moderate- to high-certainty evidence suggest that GLP-1RA and SGLT2i are likely to reduce the risk of CVD mortality and all-cause mortality in people with established CVD; high-certainty evidence demonstrates that treatment with SGLT2i reduce the risk of hospitalisation for HF, while moderate-certainty evidence likely supports the use of GLP-1RA to reduce fatal and non-fatal stroke. Future studies conducted in the non-diabetic CVD population will reveal the mechanisms behind how these agents improve clinical outcomes irrespective of their glucose-lowering effects.
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- Takayoshi Kanie
- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gerontological Nursing and Healthcare Systems Management, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Gerontological Nursing, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Alice Lee Center for Nursing Studies, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Human Nutrition, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA), Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA), Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Global Health Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing Science, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan
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Shao SC, Chang KC, Lin SJ, Chang SH, Hung MJ, Chan YY, Lai ECC. Differences in outcomes of hospitalizations for heart failure after SGLT2 inhibitor treatment: effect modification by atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2021; 20:213. [PMID: 34688282 PMCID: PMC8542324 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01406-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background The treatment effects on hospitalization for heart failure (hHF) from sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors may vary among type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients depending on whether or not they have established atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD). We aimed to examine differences in hHF outcomes after dapagliflozin or empagliflozin use between T2D patients with and without a history of established ASCVD. Methods We conducted a retrospective multi-institutional cohort study in Taiwan. We included T2D patients newly receiving dapagliflozin or empagliflozin during 2016–2019, and followed them up until December 31, 2020. We implemented 1:1 propensity score matching to create homogenous groups for comparisons. We generated Cox proportional hazard models to compare the risk of hHF between dapagliflozin and empagliflozin (reference group). We included interaction terms of SGLT2 inhibitor and ASCVD history in the regression models to examine effect modification by ASCVD. Results We included a total cohort of 9,586 dapagliflozin new users and 9,586 matched empagliflozin new users. The overall hHF risks were similar for dapagliflozin and empagliflozin (HR: 0.90, 95% CI 0.74–1.09). However, differential hHF risks between dapagliflozin and empagliflozin were observed only in the subgroup without ASCVD (HR: 0.67, 95% CI 0.49–0.90), while not in the subgroup with ASCVD (HR: 1.12, 95% 0.87–1.45), and the p-value for examining interaction was 0.0097. Conclusion In this study, history of established ASCVD was associated with different hHF risks among SGLT2 inhibitors. For T2D patients without ASCVD, dapagliflozin may offer a more favorable hHF reduction effect, compared to empagliflozin, in clinical practice. Future prospective studies should be conducted to validate our findings. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12933-021-01406-3.
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- Shih-Chieh Shao
- Department of Pharmacy, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.,School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.,Department of Pharmacy, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Center for Big Data Analytics and Statistics, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Material Management, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
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Segar MW, Khan MS, Patel KV, Butler J, Tang WHW, Vaduganathan M, Lam CSP, Verma S, McGuire DK, Pandey A. Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of Diabetes With Cardiomyopathy in Community-Dwelling Adults. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 78:1587-1598. [PMID: 34649696 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diabetes is associated with abnormalities in cardiac remodeling and high risk of heart failure (HF). OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and prognostic implications of diabetes with cardiomyopathy (DbCM) among community-dwelling individuals. METHODS Adults without prevalent cardiovascular disease or HF were pooled from 3 cohort studies (ARIC [Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities], CHS [Cardiovascular Health Study], CRIC [Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort]). Among participants with diabetes, DbCM was defined using different definitions: 1) least restrictive: ≥1 echocardiographic abnormality (left atrial enlargement, left ventricle hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction); 2) intermediate restrictive: ≥2 echocardiographic abnormalities; and 3) most restrictive: elevated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels (>125 in normal/overweight or >100 pg/mL in obese) plus ≥2 echocardiographic abnormalities. Adjusted Fine-Gray models were used to evaluate the risk of HF. RESULTS Among individuals with diabetes (2,900 of 10,208 included), the prevalence of DbCM ranged from 67.0% to 11.7% in the least and most restrictive criteria, respectively. Higher fasting glucose, body mass index, and age as well as worse kidney function were associated with higher risk of DbCM. The 5-year incidence of HF among participants with DbCM ranged from 8.4%-12.8% in the least and most restrictive definitions, respectively. Compared with euglycemia, DbCM was significantly associated with higher risk of incident HF with the highest risk observed for the most restrictive definition of DbCM (HR: 2.55 [95% CI: 1.69-3.86]; least restrictive criteria HR: 1.99 [95% CI: 1.50-2.65]). A similar pattern of results was observed across cohort studies, across sex and race subgroups, and among participants without hypertension or obesity. CONCLUSIONS Regardless of the criteria used to define cardiomyopathy, DbCM identifies a high-risk subgroup for developing HF.
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- Matthew W Segar
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- National Heart Centre Singapore and Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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Dhingra NK, Mistry N, Puar P, Verma R, Anker S, Mazer CD, Verma S. SGLT2 inhibitors and cardiac remodelling: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized cardiac magnetic resonance imaging trials. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:4693-4700. [PMID: 34623032 PMCID: PMC8712921 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Aims Recent large randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated efficacy of sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in both preventing and treating heart failure (HF). SGLT2i‐induced reversal of left ventricular remodelling has been proposed as a mechanism contributing to this effect. Methods and results We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis of RCTs to compare SGLT2i versus placebo (treatment duration >3 months) on cardiac remodelling parameters as measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) in patients with HF and/or diabetes. The PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched until 15 June 2021. Our primary outcome was change in absolute left ventricular mass (LVM) from baseline to study endpoint. Secondary outcomes included changes in LVM indexed to body surface area, left ventricular end‐systolic volume (LVESV), left ventricular end‐diastolic volume (LVEDV), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) from baseline to study endpoint. The Cochrane Collaboration's tool was used to assess risk of bias. Five studies representing 408 patients were included. SGLT2i was associated with greater LVM regression compared to placebo (MD, −5.76 g; 95% CI, −10.87 g to −0.64 g, I2 = 73%; overall effect, P < 0.03; four RCTs). Statistical subgroup differences were not observed in our sensitivity analysis focusing on HF with reduced ejection fraction (P = 0.37) and were observed in our sensitivity analysis focusing on diabetes (P < 0.001). SGLT2i was not associated with statistical changes in LV mass indexed to body surface area (I2 = 75%; P = 0.16; five RCTs), LVESV (I2 = 87%; P = 0.07; five RCTs), LVEDV (I2 = 81%; P = 0.20; five RCTs), nor LVEF (I2 = 85%; P = 0.19; five RCTs) versus placebo. Sixty per cent of RCTs had low risk of bias. Conclusions Sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors treatment was associated with a reduction in left ventricular mass as assessed by cMRI.
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- Nitish K Dhingra
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- North York Diagnostic and Cardiac Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology & Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Keenan Research Center in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Keenan Research Center in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sharma A, Mah M, Ritchie RH, De Blasio MJ. The adiponectin signalling pathway - A therapeutic target for the cardiac complications of type 2 diabetes? Pharmacol Ther 2021; 232:108008. [PMID: 34610378 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2021.108008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of heart failure (HF). This is commonly termed diabetic cardiomyopathy and is often characterised by increased cardiac fibrosis, pathological hypertrophy, increased oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress as well as diastolic dysfunction. Adiponectin is a cardioprotective adipokine that is downregulated in settings of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity. Furthermore, both adiponectin receptors (AdipoR1 and R2) are also downregulated in these settings which further results in impaired cardiac adiponectin signalling and reduced cardioprotection. In many cardiac pathologies, adiponectin signalling has been shown to protect against cardiac remodelling and lipotoxicity, however its cardioprotective actions in T2D-induced cardiomyopathy remain unresolved. Diabetic cardiomyopathy has historically lacked effective treatment options. In this review, we summarise the current evidence for links between the suppressed adiponectin signalling pathway and cardiac dysfunction, in diabetes. We describe adiponectin receptor-mediated signalling pathways that are normally associated with cardioprotection, as well as current and potential future therapeutic approaches that could target this pathway as possible interventions for diabetic cardiomyopathy.
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- Abhipree Sharma
- Heart Failure Pharmacology, Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Heart Failure Pharmacology, Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Heart Failure Pharmacology, Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Heart Failure Pharmacology, Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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Yun JS, Ko SH. Current trends in epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk management in type 2 diabetes. Metabolism 2021; 123:154838. [PMID: 34333002 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
With the advances in diabetes care, the trend of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been decreasing over past decades. However, given that CVD is still a major cause of death in patients with diabetes and that the risk of CVD in patients with T2DM is more than twice that in those without DM, there are still considerable challenges to the prevention of CVD in diabetes. Accordingly, there have been several research efforts to decrease cardiovascular (CV) risk in T2DM. Large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and clinical cohort studies have investigated the effects of factors, such as genetic determinants, hypoglycaemia, and insulin resistance, on CVD and can account for the unexplained CV risk in T2DM. Lifestyle modification is a widely accepted cornerstone method to prevent CVD as the first-line strategy in T2DM. Recent reports from large CV outcome trials have proven the positive CV effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) in patients with high CVD risk. Overall, current practice guidelines for the management of CVD in T2DM are moving from a glucocentric strategy to a more individualised patient-centred approach. This review will discuss the current epidemiologic trends of CVD in T2DM and the risk factors linking T2DM to CVD, including genetic contribution, hypoglycaemia, and insulin resistance, and proper care strategies, including lifestyle and therapeutic approaches.
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- Jae-Seung Yun
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
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Sattar N, Lee MMY, Kristensen SL, Branch KRH, Del Prato S, Khurmi NS, Lam CSP, Lopes RD, McMurray JJV, Pratley RE, Rosenstock J, Gerstein HC. Cardiovascular, mortality, and kidney outcomes with GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021; 9:653-662. [PMID: 34425083 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(21)00203-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 430] [Impact Index Per Article: 143.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, uncertainty regarding kidney outcomes persists and whether benefits extend to exendin-4-based GLP-1 receptor remains uncertain. We aimed to meta-analyse the most up-to-date evidence on the cardiovascular benefits and risks of GLP-1 receptor agonists from outcome trials in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS We did a meta-analysis, including new data from AMPLITUDE-O, using a random effects model to estimate overall hazard ratio (HR) for MACE; its components; all-cause mortality; hospital admission for heart failure; a composite kidney outcome consisting of development of macroalbuminuria, doubling of serum creatinine, or at least 40% decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), kidney replacement therapy, or death due to kidney disease; worsening of kidney function, based on eGFR change; and odds ratios for key safety outcomes (severe hypoglycaemia, retinopathy, pancreatitis, and pancreatic cancer). We also examined MACE outcome in patient subgroups on the basis of MACE incidence rates in the placebo group, presence or absence of cardiovascular disease, HbA1c level, trial duration, treatment dosing interval, structural homology to human GLP-1 or exendin-4, BMI, age, and eGFR. We searched PubMed for eligible trials reporting MACE (ie, cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke), up to June 9, 2021. We meta-analysed data from published randomised placebo-controlled trials testing either injectable or oral GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes. We restricted the search to trials of more than 500 patients with a primary outcome that included cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and non-fatal stroke. This meta-analysis was registered on PROSPERO, CRD42021259711. FINDINGS Of 98 articles screened, eight trials comprising 60 080 patients fulfilled the prespecified criteria and were included. Overall, GLP-1 receptor agonists reduced MACE by 14% (HR 0·86 [95% CI 0·80-0·93]; p<0·0001), with no significant heterogeneity across GLP-1 receptor agonist structural homology or eight other examined subgroups (all pinteraction≥0·14). GLP-1 receptor agonists reduced all-cause mortality by 12% (HR 0·88 [95% CI 0·82-0·94]; p=0·0001), hospital admission for heart failure by 11% (HR 0·89 [95% CI 0·82-0·98]; p=0·013), and the composite kidney outcome by 21% (HR 0·79 [95% CI 0·73-0·87]; p<0·0001), with no increase in risk of severe hypoglycaemia, retinopathy, or pancreatic adverse effects. In sensitivity analyses removing the only trial restricted to patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ELIXA), all benefits marginally increased, including the outcome of worsening of kidney function, based on eGFR change (HR 0·82 [95% CI 0·69-0·98]; p=0·030). INTERPRETATION GLP-1 receptor agonists, regardless of structural homology, reduced the risk of individual MACE components, all-cause mortality, hospital admission for heart failure, and worsening kidney function in patients with type 2 diabetes. FUNDING None.
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- Naveed Sattar
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Section of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetes, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- National Heart Centre Singapore and Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Dallas Diabetes Research Center at Medical City and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas TX, USA
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Dagogo-Jack S, Pratley RE, Cherney DZI, McGuire DK, Cosentino F, Shih WJ, Liu J, Frederich R, Mancuso JP, Raji A, Gantz I. Glycemic efficacy and safety of the SGLT2 inhibitor ertugliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes and stage 3 chronic kidney disease: an analysis from the VERTIS CV randomized trial. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2021; 9:9/1/e002484. [PMID: 34620621 PMCID: PMC8499340 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Here we report the glycemic efficacy and safety of ertugliflozin in patients in the VERTIS CV cardiovascular outcome trial with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Prespecified and post-hoc analyses were performed in patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 30-<60 mL/min/1.73 m2 at screening. The primary endpoint was glycemic efficacy at week 18. Longer term glycemic efficacy and changes in body weight, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and eGFR were also evaluated. RESULTS Among 8246 patients in VERTIS CV, 1776 patients had CKD stage 3; 1319 patients had CKD stage 3A (eGFR 45-<60 mL/min/1.73 m2); 457 patients had CKD stage 3B (eGFR 30-<45 mL/min/1.73 m2). Week 18 least squares (LS)-mean (95% CI) placebo-adjusted changes from baseline in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) for 5 mg and 15 mg ertugliflozin were -0.27% (-0.37% to -0.17%) and -0.28% (-0.38% to -0.17%), respectively, for CKD stage 3 overall and -0.27% (-0.38% to -0.15%) and -0.31% (-0.43% to -0.19%), respectively, for CKD stage 3A (all p<0.001). For CKD stage 3B, the reduction in HbA1c for 5 mg ertugliflozin was -0.28% (-0.47% to -0.08%) (p=0.006) and for 15 mg ertugliflozin was -0.19% (-0.39% to 0.01%) (p=0.064). LS-mean placebo-adjusted reductions in body weight (range: -1.32 to -1.95 kg) and SBP (range: -2.42 to -3.41 mm Hg) were observed across CKD stage 3 categories with ertugliflozin. After an initial dip, eGFR remained above or near baseline with ertugliflozin treatment. The incidence of overall adverse events (AEs), symptomatic hypoglycemia, hypovolemia, and kidney-related AEs did not differ between ertugliflozin and placebo across CKD stage 3 subgroups. CONCLUSIONS In VERTIS CV patients with CKD stage 3A, ertugliflozin resulted in reductions in HbA1c, body weight and SBP, maintenance of eGFR, and was generally well tolerated. Results in the CKD stage 3B subgroup were generally similar except for an attenuated HbA1c response with the 15 mg dose. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT01986881.
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Affiliation(s)
- Samuel Dagogo-Jack
- Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute, Orlando, Florida, USA
| | - David Z I Cherney
- University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Darren K McGuire
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Unit of Cardiology, Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biostatistics, Rutgers School of Public Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
| | - Jie Liu
- Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Clinical Development & Operations, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - James P Mancuso
- Global Product Development, Pfizer Inc, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA
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