Myocardial Infarction Subtypes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Effect of Liraglutide Therapy (from the LEADER Trial)

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI); however, data regarding MI subtypes in people with diabetes are limited. In the Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes: Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcome Results (LEADER) trial (n  = 9,340), liraglutide significantly reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events (composite of CV death, nonfatal MI, or nonfatal stroke) versus placebo in patients with type 2 DM and high CV risk. Liraglutide also reduced risk of first MI (292 events with liraglutide vs 339 wit h placebo).

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - March 15, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steven P. Marso, Michael A. Nauck, Tea Monk Fries, S øren Rasmussen, Marianne Bach Treppendahl, John B. Buse, LEADER Publication Committee on behalf of the LEADER Trial Investigators Source Type: research