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Association of glucose-lowering medications with cardiovascular outcomes: an umbrella review and evidence map
We examined the association between glucose-lowering medications and a broad range of cardiovascular outcomes, and assessed the strength of evidence for these associations.MethodsFor this umbrella review we searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials examining the cardiovascular safety of glucose-lowering medications. Cardiovascular outcomes examined included major adverse cardiovascular events, cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, unstable angina, and atrial fibrillation. For each meta-analysis, we estimat...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - January 30, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Effects of SGLT-2 inhibitors on mortality and cardiovascular events: a comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
ConclusionsAvailable data suggest that the beneficial action observed with empagliflozin on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in EMPAREG OUTCOME study is a class effect. The present meta-analysis showed a significantly reduction in myocardial infarction, with no increased risk of stroke.
Source: Acta Diabetologica - August 3, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes following initiation of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors versus other glucose-lowering drugs (CVD-REAL Nordic): a multinational observational analysis
Publication date: Available online 3 August 2017 Source:The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Author(s): Kåre I Birkeland, Marit E Jørgensen, Bendix Carstensen, Frederik Persson, Hanne L Gulseth, Marcus Thuresson, Peter Fenici, David Nathanson, Thomas Nyström, Jan W Eriksson, Johan Bodegård, Anna Norhammar Background In patients with type 2 diabetes and a high cardiovascular risk profile, the sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors empagliflozin and canagliflozin have been shown to lower cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Using real-world data from clinical practice, we aimed to compare cardiovas...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - August 4, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors beyond glycemic control - A focus on metabolic, cardiovascular, and renal outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS: SGLT2 inhibitors demonstrate some positive metabolic effects. In addition, empagliflozin specifically has demonstrated reduction in cardiovascular events and delay in the progression of kidney disease in patients with T2DM and a history of cardiovascular disease. Further data is needed to assess if this is a class effect. PMID: 28814245 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Diabetes Reviews - August 16, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Minze MG, Will K, Terrell BT, Black RL, Irons BK Tags: Curr Diabetes Rev Source Type: research

Can we go beyond surrogates?
Two years ago, data presented at the annual American Diabetes Association (ADA) meeting in New Orleans showed a marked decrease in deaths, especially those due to cardiovascular disease, with the use of empagliflozin. Two major questions have been asked: (i) was the result a fluke; and (ii) was it a class effect, or was it specific to the agent used? The hope that both questions would be answered by a second study has been answered: the conclusions of EMPA‐REG were not an anomaly and it is a class effect, not one caused by a specific drug. Importantly, do these studies require us to alter our algorithms for the treatment...
Source: Journal of Diabetes - October 19, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Andrew Drexler Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

SGLT2 inhibitors with cardiovascular benefits: transforming clinical care in Type2 diabetes mellitus
Persons with type2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at higher risk than persons without diabetes of developing atherosclerotic vascular diseases and events including myocardial infarction and stroke, as well as complications such as chronic kidney disease [1,2]. Optimal management of their diabetes and its comorbidities is required to address the increased risk of cardiovascular and related diseases [3]. Certain sodium –glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have recently been shown to improve cardiovascular outcomes in high cardiovascular-risk individuals with T2DM, with empagliflozin being the first to demonstrate a r...
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - November 28, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Michael d'Emden, John Amerena, Gary Deed, Carol Pollock, Mark E. Cooper Tags: Review Source Type: research

The kidney and cardiovascular outcome trials
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects a substantial minority of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Analysis of US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) datasets from 2007 through 2012 showed Stage 3 or worse disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] <60 mL/min per 1.73 m2) in nearly one in five patients, with increasing age, blood pressure, obesity, and levels of glycemia all associated with higher likelihood of Stage 3 or worse CKD, comparable to findings from surveys from many other areas, which also show micro‐ or macroalbuminuria to be present in one‐sixth to one‐third of diab...
Source: Journal of Diabetes - January 19, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Zachary Bloomgarden Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

SGLT2 inhibitors with cardiovascular benefits: Transforming clinical care in Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at higher risk than persons without diabetes of developing atherosclerotic vascular diseases and events including myocardial infarction and stroke, as well as complications such as chronic kidney disease [1,2]. Optimal management of their diabetes and its comorbidities is required to address the increased risk of cardiovascular and related diseases [3]. Certain sodium –glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have recently been shown to improve cardiovascular outcomes in high cardiovascular-risk individuals with T2DM, with empagliflozin being the first to demonstrate a ...
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - November 28, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Michael d'Emden, John Amerena, Gary Deed, Carol Pollock, Mark E. Cooper Tags: Review Source Type: research

Development and Internal Validation of a Discrete Event Simulation Model of Diabetic Kidney Disease Using CREDENCE Trial Data
ConclusionCREDEM-DKD is an important new tool in the evaluation of treatment interventions in the DKD population.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT02065791.
Source: Diabetes Therapy - September 14, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Cost-Effectiveness of Canagliflozin Added to Standard of Care for Treating Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) in Patients with Type  2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in England: Estimates Using the CREDEM-DKD Model
ConclusionModel results suggest that adding canagliflozin 100  mg to SoC can improve patient outcomes while reducing overall net costs from the NHS perspective in England.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT02065791.
Source: Diabetes Therapy - December 2, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research