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Yang F, Wang M, Du J, Fu Y, Deng J, Wu J, Zhang Y, Li Y. Predicting life span of type 2 diabetes patients through alkaline phosphatase and vitamin D: Results from NHANES 1999-2018. Atherosclerosis 2024; 394:117318. [PMID: 37839936 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Disparities in serum biomarker levels related to mortality persist within the US diabetic population. We conducted a study to explore the impact of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) on all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in type 2 diabetes patients. METHODS We analyzed a nationally representative sample of individuals aged 20 years and above from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted in the United States between 1999 and 2018. Baseline demographic information and biochemical markers, including blood glucose, γ-glutamyltranspeptidase, vitamin D and albumin, were collected. Participants were divided into four groups based on ALP levels and linked to the National Death Index to assess mortality. Follow-up continued until December 2019, and multiple mediation analyses were performed to assess the combined impact of different indicators on ALP differences in all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality risk. RESULTS Our analysis included 6481 NHANES participants, categorized as follows: 1626 (21.9%) had ALP levels below 58 U/L, 1674 in the second quartile (58-72 U/L), 1569 in the third quartile (72-88.3 U/L), and 1612 in the fourth quartile (above 88.3U/L). Significantly higher all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality rates were observed among participants in the 4th ALP quartile compared to other levels. The all-cause mortality rate was 38.06 per 1000 person-years (95% CI 34.89-41.51), and the cardiovascular mortality rate was 10.67 (9.06-12.57). Mediation analysis indicated that Vitamin D and albumin played a mediating role in the association between all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and ALP levels, with mediation proportions ranging from 10.33% to 27.64%. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that ALP levels have clinical value in predicting all-cause and CVD mortality risk in T2DM patients. The upregulation of Vitamin D and albumin might play a significant role in improving risk prediction and enable targeted interventions for reducing mortality risk in this population.
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- Fan Yang
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086, China; State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- College of Health Management of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150076, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086, China
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- Academic Affairs Office of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150076, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086, China.
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Htoo PT, Tesfaye H, Schneeweiss S, Wexler DJ, Everett BM, Glynn RJ, Schmedt N, Koeneman L, Déruaz-Luyet A, Paik JM, Patorno E. Effectiveness and safety of empagliflozin: final results from the EMPRISE study. Diabetologia 2024; 67:1328-1342. [PMID: 38509341 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-024-06126-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Limited evidence exists on the comparative safety and effectiveness of empagliflozin against alternative glucose-lowering medications in individuals with type 2 diabetes with the broad spectrum of cardiovascular risk. The EMPagliflozin compaRative effectIveness and SafEty (EMPRISE) cohort study was designed to monitor the safety and effectiveness of empagliflozin periodically for a period of 5 years with data collection from electronic healthcare databases. METHODS We identified individuals ≥18 years old with type 2 diabetes who initiated empagliflozin or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) from 2014 to 2019 using US Medicare and commercial claims databases. After 1:1 propensity score matching using 143 baseline characteristics, we identified four a priori-defined effectiveness outcomes: (1) myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke; (2) hospitalisation for heart failure (HHF); (3) major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE); and (4) cardiovascular mortality or HHF. Safety outcomes included lower-limb amputations, non-vertebral fractures, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), acute kidney injury (AKI), severe hypoglycaemia, retinopathy progression, and short-term kidney and bladder cancers. We estimated HRs and rate differences (RDs) per 1000 person-years, overall and stratified by age, sex, baseline atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and heart failure. RESULTS We identified 115,116 matched pairs. Compared with DPP-4i, empagliflozin was associated with lower risks of MI/stroke (HR 0.88 [95% CI 0.81, 0.96]; RD -2.08 [95% CI (-3.26, -0.90]), HHF (HR 0.50 [0.44, 0.56]; RD -5.35 [-6.22, -4.49]), MACE (HR 0.73 [0.62, 0.86]; RD -6.37 [-8.98, -3.77]) and cardiovascular mortality/HHF (HR 0.57 [0.47, 0.69]; RD -10.36 [-12.63, -8.12]). Absolute benefits were larger in older individuals and in those with ASCVD/heart failure. Empagliflozin was associated with an increased risk of DKA (HR 1.78 [1.44, 2.19]; RD 1.59 [1.08, 2.09]); decreased risks of AKI (HR 0.62 [0.54, 0.72]; RD -2.39 [-3.08, -1.71]), hypoglycaemia (HR 0.75 [0.67, 0.84]; RD -2.46 [-3.32, -1.60]) and retinopathy progression (HR 0.78 [0.63, 0.96)]; RD -9.49 [-16.97, -2.10]); and similar risks of other safety events. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Empagliflozin relative to DPP-4i was associated with risk reductions of MI or stroke, HHF, MACE and the composite of cardiovascular mortality or HHF. Absolute risk reductions were larger in older individuals and in those who had history of ASCVD or heart failure. Regarding the safety outcomes, empagliflozin was associated with an increased risk of DKA and lower risks of AKI, hypoglycaemia and progression to proliferative retinopathy, with no difference in the short-term risks of lower-extremity amputation, non-vertebral fractures, kidney and renal pelvis cancer, and bladder cancer.
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- Phyo T Htoo
- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Global Epidemiology, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
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- Global Medical Affairs, Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
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- Global Epidemiology, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Renal (Kidney) Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Zhou Z, Zheng M, Zuo Z, Wu T. Comparison of cardiovascular outcomes of new antihyperglycemic agents in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a meta-analysis. ESC Heart Fail 2024; 11:1647-1656. [PMID: 38419382 PMCID: PMC11098653 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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AIMS The study aims to provide comprehensive evidence for the selection of agents in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with cardiovascular risk and summarize the lasted evidence for the cardiovascular effects of sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) in patients with heart failure (HF). METHODS AND RESULTS Several online databases were searched. All studies that explored the cardiovascular effects of SGLT2i or glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA) were screened and reviewed. A total of 38 studies were included. Compared with GLP1-RA, the use of SGLT2i significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular death [risk ratio (RR) = 0.59; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.44-0.58], hospitalization of heart failure (HHF) (RR = 0.77; 95% CI, 0.74-0.80), death from any cause (RR = 0.64; 95% CI, 0.60-0.68), and myocardial infarction (MI) (RR = 0.81; 95% CI, 0.76-0.87). However, SGLT2i significantly increased the risk of stroke (RR = 1.10; 95% CI, 1.04-1.17). Compared with the control group, SGLT2i treatment reduced the risk of cardiovascular death by 14% (RR = 0.86; 95% CI, 0.79-0.94), HHF by 25%, and death from any cause by 9% in patients with HF, regardless of diabetes status. CONCLUSIONS SGLT2i is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular death, HHF, death from any cause, and MI in patients with T2DM compared with GLP1-RA. In addition, SGLT2i brought more benefits with respect to the effects of cardiovascular death, HHF, and death from any cause in patients with HF, regardless of diabetes status.
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- Zijing Zhou
- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineXiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineXiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of Critical Care MedicineXiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineXiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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Riester MR, Zullo AR, Joshi R, Daiello LA, Hayes KN, Ko D, Kim DH, Munshi M, Berry SD. Comparative safety and cardiovascular effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in nursing homes. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024. [PMID: 38779879 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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AIM Studies examining the safety and effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) versus glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) among community-dwelling adults may not generalize to nursing home (NH) residents, who are typically older and more multimorbid. We compared the safety and cardiovascular effectiveness of SGLT2is and GLP-1RAs among US NH residents. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eligible individuals were aged ≥66 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus and initiated an SGLT2i or GLP-1RA in an NH between 2013 and 2018. Safety outcomes included fall-related injuries, hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), urinary tract infection or genital infection, and acute kidney injury in the year following treatment initiation. Cardiovascular effectiveness outcomes included death, major adverse cardiovascular events and hospitalization for heart failure. Per-protocol adjusted hazard ratios (HR) were calculated using stabilized inverse probability of treatment and censoring weighted cause-specific hazard regression models accounting for 127 covariates. RESULTS The study population included 7710 residents (31.08% SGLT2i, 68.92% GLP-1RA). Compared with GLP-1RA initiators, SGLT2i initiators had higher rates of DKA (HR 1.95, 95% confidence limits 1.27, 2.99) and death (HR 1.18, 95% confidence limits 1.02, 1.36). Rates of urinary tract infection or genital infection, acute kidney injury, major adverse cardiovascular events, and heart failure were also elevated, while rates of fall-related injuries and hypoglycaemia were reduced, but all estimates were imprecise and highly compatible with no difference. CONCLUSIONS SGLT2is do not have superior, and may have inferior, effectiveness compared with GLP-1RAs for cardiovascular and mortality outcomes in NH residents. Residents initiating SGLT2is should be monitored closely for DKA.
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- Melissa R Riester
- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Center of Innovation in Long-Term Services and Supports, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Department of Neurology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and Department of Medicine, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and Department of Medicine, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Geriatric Diabetes Program, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and Department of Medicine, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Htoo PT, Tesfaye H, Schneeweiss S, Wexler DJ, Everett BM, Glynn RJ, Schmedt N, Koeneman L, Déruaz-Luyet A, Paik JM, Patorno E. Cardiorenal effectiveness of empagliflozin vs. glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: final-year results from the EMPRISE study. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2024; 23:57. [PMID: 38331813 PMCID: PMC10854040 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02150-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND No randomized clinical trials have directly compared the cardiorenal effectiveness of empagliflozin and GLP-1RA agents with demonstrated cardioprotective effects in patients with a broad spectrum of cardiovascular risk. We reported the final-year results of the EMPRISE study, a monitoring program designed to evaluate the cardiorenal effectiveness of empagliflozin across broad patient subgroups. METHODS We identified patients ≥ 18 years old with type 2 diabetes who initiated empagliflozin or GLP-1RA from 2014 to 2019 using US Medicare and commercial claims databases. After 1:1 propensity score matching using 143 baseline characteristics, we evaluated risks of outcomes including myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke, hospitalization for heart failure (HHF), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE - MI, stroke, or cardiovascular mortality), a composite of HHF or cardiovascular mortality, and progression to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) (in patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3-4). We estimated hazard ratios (HR) and rate differences (RD) per 1,000 person-years, overall and within subgroups of age, sex, baseline atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and heart failure (HF). RESULTS We identified 141,541 matched pairs. Compared with GLP-1RA, empagliflozin was associated with similar risks of MI or stroke [HR: 0.99 (0.92, 1.07); RD: -0.23 (-1.25, 0.79)], and lower risks of HHF [HR: 0.50 (0.44, 0.56); RD: -2.28 (-2.98, -1.59)], MACE [HR: 0.90 (0.82, 0.99); RD: -2.54 (-4.76, -0.32)], cardiovascular mortality or HHF [HR: 0.77 (0.69, 0.86); RD: -4.11 (-5.95, -2.29)], and ESKD [0.75 (0.60, 0.94); RD: -6.77 (-11.97, -1.61)]. Absolute risk reductions were larger in older patients and in those with baseline ASCVD/HF. They did not differ by sex. CONCLUSIONS The cardiovascular benefits of empagliflozin vs. cardioprotective GLP-1RA agents were larger in older patients and in patients with history of ASCVD or HF, while they did not differ by sex. In patients with advanced CKD, empagliflozin was associated with risk reductions of progression to ESKD.
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- Phyo T Htoo
- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1620 Tremont Street, Suite 3030, Boston, MA, 02120, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1620 Tremont Street, Suite 3030, Boston, MA, 02120, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1620 Tremont Street, Suite 3030, Boston, MA, 02120, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Divisions of Cardiovascular and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1620 Tremont Street, Suite 3030, Boston, MA, 02120, USA
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- Global Epidemiology, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH (Germany) DE, Berlin, Germany
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- Global Medical Affairs, Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Global Epidemiology, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH (Germany) DE, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1620 Tremont Street, Suite 3030, Boston, MA, 02120, USA
- Division of Renal (Kidney) Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1620 Tremont Street, Suite 3030, Boston, MA, 02120, USA.
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Salankar H, Rode S, Arjun C, Joseph R, Deshmane GB, Vijayan RP. Comparative Study on Efficacy of Empagliflozin Versus Sitagliptin, as an Add-on Therapy to Metformin in Type 2 Diabetic Patients. JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND BIOALLIED SCIENCES 2024; 16:S335-S338. [PMID: 38595418 PMCID: PMC11001115 DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_548_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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Introduction More than 28.7 million individuals throughout the globe suffer from diabetes mellitus, with an estimated 11 percent of the population living with the condition in India. Changes in lifestyle and a variety of treatment plans are used in management. Metformin is a key drug for glycemic control, both when used alone and in combination. Our research compares the effectiveness of glycemic control achieved by empagliflozin plus sitagliptin. Methods This study took place from November 2022 to April 2023 at the tertiary care hospital. The study did not begin until the ethical review was completed. There were two groups of patients, A and B. Everyone received a daily dose of Metformin 1,000 milligrams. Sitagliptin (50 mg twice daily) was administered to individuals in Group A, whereas Empagliflozin (10 mg once daily) was given to those in Group B. After three months of therapy, HbA1c was used to compare the two groups' levels of glycemic control to those at the start of treatment. To do this, we employed a proforma. Version 25 of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA) was used for the analysis. Results The average age of the 300 patients that participated in the trial was 42.33. There were 57.67% men and 42.33% females. "The mean reduction in HbA1c from baseline in Group A was -0.65 ± 0.11% and in Group B was -1.34 ± 0.13% with statistically significant P-value (P-value = 0.000)." Conclusion The combination of Empagliflozin and Metformin is superior to that of Sitagliptin and Metformin for the maintenance of glycemic control.
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- Harsh Salankar
- Department of Pharmacology, NKPSIMS and RC, and LMH, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shri Balaji Institute of Medical Sciences (SBIMS), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Dr. Moopen’s Medical College, Wayanad, Kerala, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Junior Resident - Medical ICU, Dr. Moopen’s Medical College, Wayanad, Kerala, India
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Htoo PT, Glynn RJ, Wang S, Paik JM, Schneeweiss S, Walker AM, Patorno E. Stratified analysis in comparative effectiveness studies that emulate randomized trials. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2024; 33:e5716. [PMID: 37876341 DOI: 10.1002/pds.5716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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PURPOSE For observational cohort studies that employ matching by propensity scores (PS), preliminary stratification by consequential predictors of outcome better emulates stratified randomization and potentially reduces variance and bias through relaxed dependence on modeling assumptions. We assessed the impact of pre-stratification in two real-life examples. For both, prior evidence from placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials (RCTs) suggested small or no risk reduction, but observational analysis suggested protection, presumably the result of confounding bias. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING The study populations consisted of Medicare beneficiaries (2014-18) with type 2 diabetes initiating either (i) empagliflozin versus dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) or (ii) empagliflozin versus glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA). The outcome was myocardial infarction or stroke. We estimated hazard ratios (HR) and rate differences (RD) after controlling for 143 pre-exposure covariates via 1:1 PS matching after (1) PS estimation in the total cohort (total-cohort PS-matching) and (2) PS estimation separately by baseline cardiovascular disease (stratified PS matching). RESULTS Stratified PS matching resulted in HRs that exceeded those from total-cohort PS-matching by 13% and 9%, respectively, for the comparisons of empagliflozin to DPP-4i and GLP-1RA. Against both comparators, HRs and RDs after stratified PS matching were closer to the null, with slightly higher variances (2%-3%) than those after total-cohort PS matching. CONCLUSION Stratified PS matching produced effect estimates closer to the expected trial findings than total-cohort PS matching. The price paid in increased variance was minimal.
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- Phyo T Htoo
- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Lee EY, Cho JH, Lee WJ, Kim NH, Kim JH, Lee BW. Glucometabolic control of once-weekly dulaglutide switched from DPP4 inhibitor versus daily empagliflozin add-on in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin, sulfonylurea, and DPP4 inhibitor: A randomised trial. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2023; 203:110884. [PMID: 37595844 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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AIMS To compare the effectiveness and safety of empagliflozin and dulaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) inadequately controlled by oral triple therapy. METHODS In this 24-week, multi-center, randomized trial, patients with T2D and HbA1c level ≥7.5% (58 mmol/mol) on metformin, sulfonylurea, and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor (DPP4-i) were randomly assigned into two groups: daily empagliflozin add-on or once-weekly dulaglutide switched from DPP4-i. The primary endpoint was changes from baseline HbA1c at 24 weeks. RESULTS In total, 152 patients were recruited to the empagliflozin-added quadruple group (n = 76) or the switched-to-dulaglutide triple group (n = 76). At week 24, both groups showed significant reduction in HbA1c level from baseline with greater reduction with empagliflozin (the mean treatment difference: -0.27% [95% CI -0.50 to -0.04, p = 0.024]) (-2.88 mmol/mol [95% CI -5.37 to -0.39], p = 0.024). Empagliflozin significantly reduced body weight from baseline to week 24 (-1.72 kg [95% CI -1.98 to -0.59, p < 0.001]). No serious adverse events were reported with either empagliflozin or dulaglutide. CONCLUSIONS Empagliflozin, compared with once-weekly dulaglutide switched from DPP4-i, demonstrated greater HbA1c reduction and weight loss in patients with T2D inadequately controlled with metformin, sulfonylurea, and DPP4-i. TRIAL REGISTRATION cris.nih.go.kr (KCT0006157).
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- Eun Young Lee
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Rahman A, Alqaisi S, Saith SE, Alzakhari R, Levy R. The Impact of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist on the Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review. Cardiol Res 2023; 14:250-260. [PMID: 37559715 PMCID: PMC10409547 DOI: 10.14740/cr1523] [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] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Since 2005, the cardioprotective effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have garnered attention. The cardioprotective effect could be an added benefit to the use of GLP-1 RA. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at summarizing observational studies that recruited type 2 diabetes individuals with fewer cardiovascular (CV) events before enrolling in the research. METHODS Systematically, the databases were searched for observational studies reporting compound CV events and deaths in type 2 diabetics without having the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) compared to other glucose-lowering agents. A meta-analysis was carried out using random effects model to estimate the overall hazard ratio (HR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Five studies were found eligible for the systematic review including a total of 64,452 patients receiving either liraglutide (three studies) or exenatide (two studies). RESULTS The pooled HR for major adverse cardiac event (MACE) and extended MACE was 0.72 (95% CI: 0.65 - 0.93, I2 = 68%) and 0.93 (95% CI: 0.89 - 0.98, I2 = 29%), respectively. The pooled HR for hospitalization due to heart failure (HHF) and occurrence of HF was 0.84 (95% CI: 0.77 - 0.91, I2 = 79%) and 0.83 (95% CI: 0.75 - 0.94, I2 = 95%), respectively. For stroke, GLP-1 RA was associated with a significant risk reduction of 0.86 (95% CI: 0.75 - 0.98, I2 = 81%). There was no significant myocardial infarction (MI) risk reduction with GLP-1 RA. As for all-cause mortality, the pooled HR for the occurrence of all-cause mortality was 0.82 (95% CI: 0.76 - 0.88, I2 = 0%). The pooled HR for the occurrence of CV death was 0.75 (95% CI: 0.65 - 0.85, I2 = 38%). GLP-1 RA therapy was associated with a significantly low risk of MACE, extended MACE, all-cause mortality, and CV mortality. Except for MACE, the heterogenicity among the studies was low. CONCLUSION We conclude that GLP-1 RA is associated with a low risk of CV events composites and mortality. The findings support the cardioprotective effect of GLP-1 RA.
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- Ali Rahman
- Department of Internal Medicine, Memorial Healthcare System, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Memorial Healthcare System, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028, USA
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- Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, Cardiovascular Disease at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, University of Texas Medical Branch Cardiovascular Disease Program, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Memorial Health Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease at Memorial Healthcare System, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028, USA
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Hinton W, Ansari AS, Whyte MB, McGovern AP, Feher MD, Munro N, de Lusignan S. Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes: Are clinical trial benefits for heart failure reflected in real-world clinical practice? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Diabetes Obes Metab 2023; 25:501-515. [PMID: 36239122 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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AIM To determine the absolute risk reduction (ARR) of heart failure events in people treated with sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL and ISI Web of Science for observational studies published to 9 May 2022 that explored the association between SGLT2 inhibitors and any indication for heart failure (including new diagnosis or hospitalization for heart failure) in type 2 diabetes. Identified studies were independently screened by two reviewers and assessed for bias using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Eligible studies with comparable outcome data were pooled for meta-analysis using random-effects models, reporting hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The ARR per 100 person-years was determined overall, and in subgroups with and without baseline cardiovascular disease (CVD). RESULTS From 43 eligible studies, with a total of 4 818 242 participants from 17 countries, 21 were included for meta-analysis. SGLT2 inhibitors were associated with a reduced risk of hospitalization for heart failure (HR 0.65, 95% CI 0.59-0.72) overall and both in those with CVD (HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.68-0.89) and without CVD (HR 0.53, 95% CI 0.39-0.71). Risk reduction for hospitalization for heart failure in people with a history of CVD (ARR 1.17, 95% CI 0.78-1.55) was significantly greater than for those without CVD (ARR 0.39, 95% CI 0.32-0.47). The number-needed-to-treat to prevent one event of hospitalization for heart failure was 86 (95% CI 65-128) person-years of treatment for the CVD group and 256 (95% CI 215-316) person-years for those without CVD. CONCLUSIONS Real-world SGLT2 inhibitor use supports randomized trial data for the size effect of reduced hospitalization for heart failure in type 2 diabetes, although with a much lower ARR in people without CVD.
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- William Hinton
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), London, UK
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Thomsen RW, Christensen LWB, Kahlert J, Knudsen JS, Ustyugova A, Sandgaard S, Holmgaard P, Ehlers LH, Sørensen HT. Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs for Empagliflozin Versus Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Routine Clinical Care in Denmark. Diabetes Ther 2022; 13:1891-1906. [PMID: 36315384 PMCID: PMC9663772 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-022-01323-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) empagliflozin has shown reductions in major adverse cardiac events similar to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs). However, evidence is limited about how these therapies compare regarding overall healthcare resource utilization and costs in routine clinical care. METHODS We conducted a comparative cohort study based on linked prospective healthcare databases for the entire population of Denmark during 2015-2018. We included 13,747 new users of empagliflozin and 13,249 new users of GLP-1RAs. Propensity scores were applied to balance potential confounders across the two treatment groups through inverse probability treatment weighting (IPTW). We assessed directly referable costs per person-year associated with healthcare resource utilization (inpatient, emergency room, and outpatient clinic hospital care, primary care health services, and prescription medication costs at pharmacies) among drug initiators while on-treatment. RESULTS The two IPTW cohorts were well balanced at baseline (median age 61 years, 60% men, diabetes duration 6.7 years, 19% with pre-existing ischemic heart disease, 8% with pre-existing cerebrovascular disease), with similar healthcare costs in the previous year. During follow-up, average on-treatment costs per person-year were very similar among empagliflozin and GLP-1 RA initiators for the following services: inpatient hospitalizations (13,565 DKK versus 13,275 DKK), hospital outpatient clinic visits (12,007 DKK versus 12,152 DKK), emergency room visits (370 DKK versus 399 DKK), and primary care services (4108 DKK versus 4302 DKK). Total costs for any prescription drugs were clearly lower for empagliflozin initiators than for GLP-1 RA initiators (8946 DKK versus 14,029 DKK). In sum, overall healthcare costs on-treatment were lower for empagliflozin initiators (38,995 DKK per person-year) than for GLP-1RA initiators (44,157 DKK per person-year). CONCLUSIONS In this nationwide population-based cohort study, average healthcare costs after drug initiation and while on treatment were lower for empagliflozin initiators than for GLP-1RAs initiators, driven by lower drug costs. REGISTRATION The study protocol and analysis plan have been registered on the website of the European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance (ENCEPP) ( http://www.encepp.eu/encepp/viewResource.htm?id=37726 , first protocol registration 4 June 2019), and on clinicaltrials.gov ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03993132 , first posted 20 June 2019).
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- Reimar W Thomsen
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Nordic Institute of Health Economics, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Olof Palmes Allé 43-45, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Htoo PT, Tesfaye H, Schneeweiss S, Wexler DJ, Everett BM, Glynn RJ, Kim SC, Najafzadeh M, Koeneman L, Farsani SF, Déruaz-Luyet A, Paik JM, Patorno E. Comparative Effectiveness of Empagliflozin vs Liraglutide or Sitagliptin in Older Adults With Diverse Patient Characteristics. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2237606. [PMID: 36264574 PMCID: PMC9585433 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.37606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Limited evidence is available on the comparative effectiveness of empagliflozin vs alternative second-line glucose-lowering agents in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) receiving routine care who have a broad spectrum of cardiorenal risk. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of empagliflozin with cardiovascular outcomes relative to liraglutide and sitagliptin, stratified by age, sex, baseline atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), heart failure (HF), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This retrospective comparative effectiveness cohort study used deidentified Medicare claims data from August 1, 2014, to September 30, 2018, with follow-up from drug initiation until treatment changes, death, or gap in Medicare enrollment (>30 days). Data analysis was performed from October 1, 2021, to April 30, 2022. Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries older than 65 years with T2D were included. A total of 45 788 patients (22 894 propensity score-matched pairs initiating treatment with either empagliflozin or liraglutide) were included in cohort 1, and 45 624 patients (22 812 propensity score-matched pairs initiating treatment with either empagliflozin or sitagliptin) were included in cohort 2. EXPOSURES Empagliflozin vs liraglutide (cohort 1) or empagliflozin vs sitagliptin (cohort 2). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Primary outcomes were (1) modified major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), including a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, and all-cause mortality, and (2) hospitalization for heart failure (HHF). Hazard ratios (HRs) and rate differences (RDs) per 1000 person-years were estimated, adjusting for 143 baseline covariates using 1:1 propensity score matching. RESULTS Among 45 788 patients in cohort 1, the mean (SD) age was 71.9 (5.1) years; 23 396 patients (51.1%) were female, 22 392 (48.9%) were male, and 38 049 (83.1%) were White. Among 45 624 patients in cohort 2, the mean (SD) age was 72.1 (5.1) years; 21 418 patients (46.9%) were female, 24 206 (53.1%) were male, and 37 814 (82.9%) were White. Relative to patients initiating liraglutide, those initiating empagliflozin had a similar risk of the modified MACE outcome (HR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.79-1.03) and a reduced risk of HHF (HR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.52-0.82). Across subgroups, empagliflozin was associated with a lower risk of the modified MACE outcome in patients with a history of ASCVD (HR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.71-0.98) and HF (HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.60-1.00) compared with liraglutide, and potential heterogeneity in estimates was observed by sex (male: HR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.71-1.01]; female: HR, 1.16 [95% CI, 0.94-1.42]; P = .02 for homogeneity). However, reductions in the risk of HHF were observed across most subgroups (eg, ASCVD: HR, 0.66 [95% CI, 0.51-0.85]; HF: HR, 0.66 [95% CI, 0.49-0.88]). Compared with sitagliptin, empagliflozin was associated with reduced risks of the modified MACE outcome (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.60-0.77) and HHF (HR, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.36-0.56), which were consistent across all subgroups. Absolute benefits of empagliflozin vs sitagliptin were larger in patients with a history of ASCVD (modified MACE: RD, -17.6 [95% CI, -24.9 to -10.4]; HHF: RD, -16.7 [95% CI, -21.7 to -11.9]), HF (modified MACE: RD, -41.1 [95% CI, -59.9 to -22.6]; HHF: RD, -50.4 [95% CI, -67.5 to -33.9]), or CKD (modified MACE: RD, -26.7 [95% CI, -41.3 to -12.3]; HHF: RD, -31.9 [95% CI, -43.5 to -20.8]). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this comparative effectiveness study of older adults, empagliflozin was associated with a lower risk of HHF (relative to both liraglutide and sitagliptin) and the modified MACE outcome (relative to sitagliptin), with larger absolute benefits in patients with established cardiorenal diseases. These findings suggest that older adults with T2D might benefit more from empagliflozin vs liraglutide or sitagliptin with respect to the risk of HHF; with respect to the risk of MACEs, empagliflozin might be preferable to liraglutide only in patients with cardiovascular disease history and to sitagliptin across all patient subgroups.
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- Phyo T. Htoo
- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Global Epidemiology, Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim am Rheim, Germany
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Du L, Li Z, Lan P, Huang H, Cheng W. Effectiveness of SGLT2is vs. GLP-1RAs on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular outcomes in T2D patients according to CVD status. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:1011535. [PMID: 36148068 PMCID: PMC9485680 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1011535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Lixin Du
- Department of Medical Imaging, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Lixin Du
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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Baviera M, Foresta A, Colacioppo P, Macaluso G, Roncaglioni MC, Tettamanti M, Fortino I, Genovese S, Caruso I, Giorgino F. Effectiveness and safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists versus SGLT-2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes: an Italian cohort study. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2022; 21:162. [PMID: 35999556 PMCID: PMC9400295 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-022-01572-y] [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: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/13/2023] Open
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Background GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) and SGLT-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) have shown to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), death and worsening nephropathy when added to standard of care. However, these two dug classes differ in efficacy and safety. We compared the effectiveness and safety profile of GLP-1 RA and SGLT-2i in a large and unselected cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes resident in Lombardy from 2015 to 2020. Methods Using linkable administrative health databases, we included patients aged 50 years and older initiating GLP-1 RA or SGLT-2i. Clinical events were: death, hospital admission for myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, heart failure (HF), and renal disease as individual and composite outcomes (MACE-3: all cause-death, non-fatal MI, non-fatal stroke; MACE-4: MACE-3 plus unstable angina). Outcomes were evaluated separately in subjects with and without previous cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Treatments were compared using Cox proportional hazards regression model after Propensity Score Matching (PSM) in both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per protocol (PP) analyses. Serious adverse events were also evaluated. Results The analysis comprised 20,762 patients per cohort. The ITT analysis showed a significant risk reduction for non-fatal MI (HR 0.77; CI 95% 0.66–0.90), MACE-3 (HR 0.91; CI 95% 0.84–0.98), and MACE-4 (HR 0.92; CI 95% 0.86–0.99) in GLP-1RA compared with SGLT-2i users, while no difference was reported in the incidence of HF hospitalization and stroke between the two cohorts. Similar benefits were found in the subgroup of patients without previous CV diseases only. PP analysis largely confirmed the main results. The incidence of serious adverse events was low in both cohorts (< 1%). Conclusions GLP-1RA showed to be equally safe and more effective than SGLT-2i in reducing the risk of MACE-3, MACE-4 and MI. This study adds to the growing body of real-world evidence addressing the specific clinical properties of GLP-1RA and SGLT-2i in everyday practice to tailor treatment to the individual patient. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12933-022-01572-y.
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- Marta Baviera
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Prevention, Department of Health Policy, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Prevention, Department of Health Policy, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156, Milan, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Prevention, Department of Health Policy, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Prevention, Department of Health Policy, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Prevention, Department of Health Policy, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Geriatric Epidemiology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Unità Organizzativa Osservatorio Epidemiologico Regionale, Lombardy Region, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Du L, Qin J, Wang D, Zhao Y, Xu N, Wu C. Commentary: SGLT2is vs. GLP1RAs reduce cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:987025. [PMID: 35990975 PMCID: PMC9386073 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.987025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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- Lixin Du
- Department of Medical Imaging, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Lixin Du
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Office of Medical Ethics, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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Schechter M, Fischer M, Mosenzon O. Preventing all-cause hospitalizations in type 2 diabetes with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: A narrative review and proposed clinical approach. Diabetes Obes Metab 2022; 24:969-982. [PMID: 35212443 PMCID: PMC9313801 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14675] [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: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at increased risk for hospital admissions, and acute hospitalizations are associated with a worse prognosis. However, outcomes related to all-cause hospital admissions (ACHAs) were often overlooked in trials that demonstrated the cardiovascular and kidney benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs). This review includes a contemporary literature summary of emerging data regarding the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1RAs on ACHAs. The role of SGLT2 inhibitors in preventing ACHAs was shown in exploratory investigations of several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and was further supported by real-world evidence (RWE). However, the association between GLP-1RA use and lower ACHA risk was mainly shown through RWE, with minimal available RCT data. We also discuss the advantages and challenges of studying ACHAs. Finally, we propose an easily memorized ("ABCDE" acronym) clinical approach to evaluating T2D status and treatment in admitted patients, as they transition from hospital to community care. This systematic approach may assist clinicians in recognizing possible pitfalls in T2D management, thereby preventing subsequent hospitalizations and improving patient prognoses. While acute admission can sometimes be perceived as a management failure, it should also be viewed as an opportunity to take action to prevent the next hospitalization.
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- Meir Schechter
- Faculty of MedicineHebrew University of JerusalemJerusalemIsrael
- Diabetes Unit, Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHadassah Medical CenterJerusalemIsrael
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- Faculty of MedicineHebrew University of JerusalemJerusalemIsrael
- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHadassah Medical CenterJerusalemIsrael
- Department of internal medicine BHadassah Medical CenterJerusalemIsrael
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- Faculty of MedicineHebrew University of JerusalemJerusalemIsrael
- Diabetes Unit, Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHadassah Medical CenterJerusalemIsrael
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Cardiovascular and Renal Effectiveness of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists vs. Other Glucose-Lowering Drugs in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Real-World Studies. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12020183. [PMID: 35208256 PMCID: PMC8879165 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12020183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOT) showed that treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) is associated with significant cardiovascular benefits. However, CVOT are scarcely representative of everyday clinical practice, and real-world studies could provide clinicians with more relatable evidence. Here, literature was thoroughly searched to retrieve real-world studies investigating the cardiovascular and renal outcomes of GLP-1RA vs. other glucose-lowering drugs and carry out relevant meta-analyses thereof. Most real-world studies were conducted in populations at low cardiovascular and renal risk. Of note, real-world studies investigating cardio-renal outcomes of GLP-1RA suggested that initiation of GLP-1RA was associated with a greater benefit on composite cardiovascular outcomes, MACE (major adverse cardiovascular events), all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular death, peripheral artery disease, and heart failure compared to other glucose-lowering drugs with the exception of sodium-glucose transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i). Initiation of SGLT-2i and GLP-1RA yielded similar effects on composite cardiovascular outcomes, MACE, stroke, and myocardial infarction. Conversely, GLP-1RA were less effective on heart failure prevention compared to SGLT-2i. Finally, the few real-world studies addressing renal outcomes suggested a significant benefit of GLP-1RA on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reduction and hard renal outcomes vs. active comparators except SGLT-2i. Further real-world evidence is needed to clarify the role of GLP-1RA in cardio-renal protection among available glucose-lowering drugs.
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Liang B, Gu N. Empagliflozin in the treatment of heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Evidence from several large clinical trials. Int J Med Sci 2022; 19:1118-1121. [PMID: 35919809 PMCID: PMC9339419 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.72772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Heart failure coexists with type 2 diabetes mellitus, which seriously affects the clinical treatment and prognosis. At present, the treatment for patients with established heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus is usually combined with two treatment strategies for heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recently, increasing studies showed that empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor, has a positive effect on the treatment of patients with established heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Here, we summarize the latest and current understanding of the management for patients with established heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus and further present contemporary treatment options, sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor, for these particular populations.
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- Bo Liang
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Comparative effectiveness of SGLT2i versus GLP1-RA on cardiovascular outcomes in routine clinical practice. Int J Cardiol 2022; 352:172-179. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Qiu M, Wei XB, Wei W. SGLT2is vs. GLP1RAs Reduce Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:791311. [PMID: 34950720 PMCID: PMC8688798 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.791311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Lin et al. recently did a network meta-analysis based on cardiovascular (CV) outcome trials (CVOTs) of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) and those of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1RAs). Due to the absence of CVOTs directly comparing SGLT2is with GLP1RAs, Lin et al.'s network meta-analysis identified the indirect evidence that SGLT2is vs. GLP1RAs reduced hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) but did not reduce CV death and all-cause mortality (ACM) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). We did another meta-analysis incorporating those CV outcome cohort studies directly comparing SGLT2is with GLP1RAs, and identified that SGLT2is vs. GLP1RAs were significantly associated with the lower risks of not only HHF but also CV death and ACM. These findings may suggest that SGLT2is should be considered over GLP1RAs in terms of preventing CV and all-cause death and HHF in T2D patients.
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- Mei Qiu
- Department of General Medicine, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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