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Alshahrani AA, Qahtani SSA, Qahtani ASA, Mashhour SM, Alkhtani ZS, Alragea YM. Metabolic and renal outcomes of empagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending Armed Forces Hospital in Saudi Arabia: Retrospective cohort study. Saudi Med J 2023; 44:674-678. [PMID: 37463703 PMCID: PMC10370372 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2023.44.7.20230094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To explore the effects of empagliflozin (25 mg) on metabolic and renal parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS This retrospective observational comparative study was conducted at a military hospital in southern Saudi Arabia. All adults (aged >18 years) with T2DM who attended diabetic clinics between October 2021 to March 2022 (6 months), with or without insulin treatment, were eligible for inclusion in the study. RESULTS Following the initiation of empagliflozin treatment, statistically significant reductions in patient weight (kg) were observed at 1, 3-5, and 6 months. In addition, low-density lipoprotein levels significantly decreased 3-5 months post-treatment initiation (p=0.011). However, serum creatinine level decreased gradually with time during the treatment with empagliflozin, from 87.45±31.78 (0.105) to 78.39±27.43 (0.033). Furthermore, after empagliflozin treatment, the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio significantly decreased at 3-5 and 6 months. Moreover, HbA1c levels exhibited statistically significant decreases at 3-5 months (p<0.001) and at 6 months (p<0.001) following the initiation of empagliflozin treatment. Notably, systolic and diastolic blood pressure significantly reduced 6 months after empagliflozin treatment. CONCLUSION In the current study, empagliflozin has demonstrated efficacy in controlling blood pressure and body weight, and improving renal function, short-term dyslipidemia, and glycemic control in patients with T2DM.
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- Ali A. Alshahrani
- From the Department of Family Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- From the Department of Family Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- From the Department of Family Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- From the Department of Family Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- From the Department of Family Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- From the Department of Family Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Forycka J, Hajdys J, Krzemińska J, Wilczopolski P, Wronka M, Młynarska E, Rysz J, Franczyk B. New Insights into the Use of Empagliflozin-A Comprehensive Review. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10123294. [PMID: 36552050 PMCID: PMC9775057 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10123294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Empagliflozin is a relatively new drug that, as an inhibitor of the sodium−glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2), causes increased urinary glucose excretion and thus contributes to improved glycemic control, better glucose metabolism, reduced glucotoxicity and insulin resistance. Although its original use was to induce a hypoglycemic effect in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), empagliflozin has also shown a number of other beneficial effects by demonstrating a nephroprotective effect, and it has proven to be a breakthrough in the treatment of heart failure (HF). Empagliflozin has been shown to reduce hospitalizations for HF and the number of deaths from cardiovascular causes. Empagliflozin treatment also reduces the incidence of renal events, including death from renal causes, as well as the risk of end-stage renal failure. Empagliflozin appears to be a fairly well-tolerated and safe drug. In patients with inadequate glycemic control, empagliflozin used in monotherapy or as an adjunct to therapy effectively lowers fasting blood glucose, postprandial blood glucose, average daily glucose levels, glycated hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) and also leads to significant weight reduction in patients with T2DM. Unfortunately, there are some limitations, e.g., severe hypersensitivity reaction to the drug and a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2. As with any drug, empagliflozin is also characterized by several side effects among which symptomatic hypotension, troublesome genital fungal infections, urinary tract infections and rare ketoacidosis are characteristic.
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- Joanna Forycka
- Department of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-(042)-639-37-50
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- Department of Nephrology, Hypertension and Family Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland
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Epidemiology and resource use in Spanish type 2 diabetes patients without previous cardiorenal disease: CaReMe Spain study summary. ENDOCRINOL DIAB NUTR 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2021.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sicras-Mainar A, Sicras-Navarro A, Palacios B, Sequera M, Blanco J, Hormigo A, Manito N, Alcázar-Arroyo R, Botana-Lopez MA. Epidemiology and resource use in Spanish type 2 diabetes patients without previous cardiorenal disease: CaReMe Spain study summary. ENDOCRINOL DIAB NUTR 2022; 69:509-519. [PMID: 36084988 DOI: 10.1016/j.endien.2022.07.005] [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: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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AIMS To determine the first manifestation of cardiovascular or kidney disease (CVKD) and associated resource use in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients during seven years of follow-up. METHODS Observational-retrospective secondary data study using medical records of patients aged ≥18 years with T2DM and without prior CVKD between 2013 and 2019. The index date was 01/01/2013 (fixed date). The manifestation of CVKD was defined by the first diagnosis of heart-failure (HF), chronic-kidney disease (CKD), myocardial-infarction (MI), stroke or peripheral-artery disease (PAD). The main variables were baseline characteristics, manifestation of CVKD, mortality, resource use and costs. Descriptive analyses and Cox model were applied to the data. RESULTS 26,542 patients were selected (mean age: 66.6 years, women: 47.8%, mean duration of T2DM: 17.1 years). 18.7% (N=4974) developed a first CVKD manifestation during the seven years [distribution: HF (22.4%), CKD (36.6%), MI (14.5%), stroke (15.3%) and PAD (11.3%)]. Overall mortality was 8.3% (N=2214). The mortality risk of the group that developed HF or CKD as the first manifestation compared to the CVKD-free cohort was higher [HR: 2.5 (95% CI: 1.8-3.4) and 1.8 (95% CI: 1.4-2.3)], respectively. The cumulative costs per patient of HF (€50,942.80) and CKD (€48,979.20) were higher than MI (€47,343.20) and stroke (€47,070.30) and similar to PAD (€51,240.00) vs. €13,098.90 in patients who did not develop CVKD, p<0.001. CONCLUSIONS In T2DM patients, HF and CKD were the first most common manifestations and had higher mortality and re-hospitalisation rates. HF and CKD were associated with the highest resource use and costs for the Spanish National-Health-System.
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- Dirección Médica, Centro de Salud de San Andrés-Torca, Málaga, Spain
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- Bellvitge Hospital, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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De Nicola L, Cozzolino M, Genovesi S, Gesualdo L, Grandaliano G, Pontremoli R. Can SGLT2 inhibitors answer unmet therapeutic needs in chronic kidney disease? J Nephrol 2022; 35:1605-1618. [PMID: 35583597 PMCID: PMC9300572 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-022-01336-7] [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: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health problem, affecting more than 850 million people worldwide. The number of patients receiving renal replacement therapy (dialysis or renal transplantation) has increased over the years, and it has been estimated that the number of people receiving renal replacement therapy will more than double from 2.618 million in 2010 to 5.439 million in 2030, with wide differences among countries. The main focus of CKD treatment has now become preserving renal function rather than replacing it. This is possible, at least to some extent, through the optimal use of multifactorial therapy aimed at preventing end-stage kidney disease and cardiovascular events. Sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) reduce glomerular hypertension and albuminuria with beneficial effects on progression of renal damage in both diabetic and non-diabetic CKD. SGLT2 inhibitors also show great benefits in cardiovascular protection, irrespective of diabetes. Therefore, the use of these drugs will likely be extended to the whole CKD population as a new standard of care.
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- Luca De Nicola
- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Renal Division, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Nephrology Clinic, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.,Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, U.O.C. Nefrologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Favaloro LE, Ratto RD, Musso C. Heart Failure And Diabetes: Perspective Of A Dangerous Association. Curr Hypertens Rev 2021; 17:85-93. [PMID: 33823781 DOI: 10.2174/1573402117666210406111927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The relationship between diabetes and risk of heart failure has been described in previous trials, releasing the importance of the hyperglycemic state that added to other risk factors, favors the development of coronary heart disease. The mechanism by which in the absence of hypertension, obesity and/or dyslipidemia, diabetic patients develop cardiomyopathyhas been less studied. Recently, the Sodium Glucose Co-transporter type 2 inhibitors (SGLT2 inhibitors) used for the treatment of heart failure patients with or without diabetes has been a breakthrough in the field of medicine. This review describes the established pathophysiology of diabetic cardiomyopathy and SGLT2 inhibitors, their mechanisms of action, and benefits in this group of patients.
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- Liliana Ehtel Favaloro
- Heart Failure Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro, Buenos Aires. Argentina
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- Heart Failure Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro, Buenos Aires. Argentina
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- Diabetes Metabolic Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro, Buenos Aires. Argentina
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Kalra S, Shetty KK, Nagarajan VB, Ved JK. Basic and Clinical Pharmaco-Therapeutics of SGLT2 Inhibitors: A Contemporary Update. Diabetes Ther 2020. [PMID: 32130664 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-020-00789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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Clinical relevance of sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors has been rapidly evolving across several therapy areas, apart from type 2 diabetes mellitus. While some of these developments are based on recognized scientific explanations, unexpected study findings have also shaped much of our present understanding. As the role of these agents evolves in various facets of cardiology, nephrology, hepatology and endocrinology, their optimum clinical value propositions should be realized in line with the principles of personalized medicine. An updated pharmaco-ergonomic qualification tool, based on the present evidence with these agents, would be a step in this direction. This review describes the present evidence on diverse pharmacological and therapeutic aspects for various SGLT2 inhibitors, as an attempt to provide useful guidance for optimum application in clinical practice.
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Kalra S, Shetty KK, Nagarajan VB, Ved JK. Basic and Clinical Pharmaco-Therapeutics of SGLT2 Inhibitors: A Contemporary Update. Diabetes Ther 2020; 11:813-833. [PMID: 32130664 PMCID: PMC7136386 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-020-00789-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Clinical relevance of sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors has been rapidly evolving across several therapy areas, apart from type 2 diabetes mellitus. While some of these developments are based on recognized scientific explanations, unexpected study findings have also shaped much of our present understanding. As the role of these agents evolves in various facets of cardiology, nephrology, hepatology and endocrinology, their optimum clinical value propositions should be realized in line with the principles of personalized medicine. An updated pharmaco-ergonomic qualification tool, based on the present evidence with these agents, would be a step in this direction. This review describes the present evidence on diverse pharmacological and therapeutic aspects for various SGLT2 inhibitors, as an attempt to provide useful guidance for optimum application in clinical practice.
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Wan N, Fujisawa Y, Kobara H, Masaki T, Nakano D, Rahman A, Nishiyama A. Effects of an SGLT2 inhibitor on the salt sensitivity of blood pressure and sympathetic nerve activity in a nondiabetic rat model of chronic kidney disease. Hypertens Res 2020; 43:492-499. [PMID: 32060381 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-020-0410-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The glucose-lowering effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors is reduced in patients with diabetes who have chronic kidney disease (CKD). In the present study, we examined the effect of an SGLT2 inhibitor on the salt sensitivity of blood pressure (BP), circadian rhythm of BP, and sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) in nondiabetic CKD rats. Uninephrectomized Wistar rats were treated with adenine (200 mg/kg/day) for 14 days. After stabilization with a normal-salt diet (NSD, 0.3% NaCl), a high-salt diet (HSD, 8% NaCl) was administered. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was continuously monitored using a telemetry system. We also analyzed the low frequency (LF) of systolic arterial pressure (SAP), which reflects SNA. In adenine-induced CKD rats, HSD consumption for 5 days significantly increased the mean MAP from 106 ± 2 to 148 ± 3 mmHg. However, MAP was decreased to 96 ± 3 mmHg within 24 h after switching back to a NSD (n = 7). Treatment with an SGLT2 inhibitor, luseogliflozin (10 mg/kg/day, p.o., n = 7), significantly attenuated the HSD-induced elevation of MAP, which was associated with a reduction in LF of SAP. These data suggest that treatment with an SGLT2 inhibitor attenuates the salt sensitivity of BP, which is associated with SNA inhibition in nondiabetic CKD rats.
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- Ningning Wan
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Life Science Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.
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Matsumura K, Sugiura T. Effect of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on cardiac function and cardiovascular outcome: a systematic review. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2019; 17:26. [PMID: 31722710 PMCID: PMC6854641 DOI: 10.1186/s12947-019-0177-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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A high incidence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and increased risk of cardiovascular events have been reported in patients with diabetes mellitus. Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors selectively inhibit kidney glucose and sodium reabsorption, and cardiovascular benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors beyond other antidiabetic drugs have been reported in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) clinical trials. However, underlying mechanisms contributing to the improvement of cardiovascular outcomes have not been clearly identified. In this review, likely mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibitors contributing to a favorable cardiovascular outcomes are discussed based on experimental and clinical studies on cardiac function.
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- Koichiro Matsumura
- Department of Cardiology, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, 10-15, Fumizono-cho, Moriguchi, Osaka, 570-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiology, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, 10-15, Fumizono-cho, Moriguchi, Osaka, 570-8507, Japan
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Ali A, Bain S, Hicks D, Newland Jones P, Patel DC, Evans M, Fernando K, James J, Milne N, Viljoen A, Wilding J. SGLT2 Inhibitors: Cardiovascular Benefits Beyond HbA1c-Translating Evidence into Practice. Diabetes Ther 2019; 10:1595-1622. [PMID: 31290126 PMCID: PMC6778582 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-019-0657-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart failure (HF), is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). CVD and T2DM share common risk factors for development and progression, and there is significant overlap between the conditions in terms of worsening outcomes. In assessing the cardiovascular (CV) safety profiles of anti-diabetic drugs, sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) therapies have emerged with robust evidence for reducing the risk of adverse CVD outcomes in people with T2DM who have either established CVD or are at risk of developing CVD. A previous consensus document from the Improving Diabetes Steering Committee has examined the potential role of SGLT2is in T2DM management and considered the risk-benefit profile of the class and the appropriate place for these medicines within the T2DM pathway. This paper builds on these findings and presents practical guidance for maximising the pleiotropic benefits of this class of medicines in people with T2DM in terms of reducing adverse CVD outcomes. The Improving Diabetes Steering Committee aims to offer evidence-based practical guidance for the use of SGLT2i therapies in people with T2DM stratified by CVD risk. This is of particular importance currently because some treatment guidelines have not been updated to reflect recent evidence from cardiovascular outcomes trials (CVOTs) and real-world studies that complement the CVOTs. The Improving Diabetes Steering Committee seeks to support healthcare professionals (HCPs) in appropriate treatment selection for people with T2DM who are at risk of developing or have established CVD and examines the role of SGLT2i therapy for these people.Funding: Napp Pharmaceuticals Limited.
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- Amar Ali
- Oakenhurst Medical Practice, Blackburn, UK
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- Diabetes Research Unit Cymru, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Diabetes, University Hospital Llandough, Llandough, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- CODES (Community Diabetes Education and Support), Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine/Chemical Pathology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
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- Obesity and Endocrinology Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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Triantafylidis LK, Hawley CE, Fagbote C, Li J, Genovese N, Paik JM. A Pilot Study Embedding Clinical Pharmacists Within an Interprofessional Nephrology Clinic for the Initiation and Monitoring of Empagliflozin in Diabetic Kidney Disease. J Pharm Pract 2019; 34:428-437. [PMID: 31550992 DOI: 10.1177/0897190019876499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors as the second medication to be started, after metformin, for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors may cause volume, blood pressure, and electrolyte disturbances; consequently, frequent monitoring and adjustments to other diabetes, blood pressure, and/or diuretic medications may be necessary. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of an interprofessional clinic model partnering nephrologists and pharmacists for the initiation and monitoring of SGLT2 inhibitors. METHODS A clinical pharmacist was embedded within the nephrology clinic to provide patient education, telephone follow-up, and to work collaboratively with the nephrologists. Diabetes, hypertension, and diuretic regimens were adjusted as needed after empagliflozin initiation. Diabetes regimens were adjusted to adhere to the 2019 ADA guidelines that promote agents with CKD and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease benefit. RESULTS Fourteen patients were initiated on empagliflozin during the study period. Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) improved (mean % change -12% ± 61%); the mean percentage change was greater in patients with a higher baseline UACR. The mean change in hemoglobin A1c was 0.3% ± 0.6%. Common adverse reactions were observed and improved over time; no serious adverse drug reactions occurred. Finally, empagliflozin initiation necessitated adjustments to diabetes, hypertension, and diuretic regimens in almost all patients (n = 13, 93%). CONCLUSION The implementation of an innovative, interprofessional care model within a nephrology clinic for the initiation and monitoring of empagliflozin in patients with DKD demonstrated clinical benefit with minimal safety concerns.
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- Laura K Triantafylidis
- Pharmacy Department, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Both authors are co-first authors
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- Pharmacy Department, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,New England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, 20025VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Both authors are co-first authors
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- Renal Section, 20025VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Pharmacy Department, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- New England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, 20025VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Renal Section, 20025VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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