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A Call for a New Paradigm for Diabetes Care in the Era of Sodium –Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors (SGLT2i)
This article is based on previously conducted studies and the authors disclose  their roles in relevant trials in the Acknowledgements.
Source: Cardiology and Therapy - July 12, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Spotlight on Antidiabetic Agents with Cardiovascular or Renoprotective Benefits.
Authors: Madievsky R Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus often goes hand in hand with cardiovascular and renal comorbidities. Stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease are high-risk complications of type 2 diabetes that contribute to morbidity and mortality. Recent clinical trials have uncovered evidence that certain antidiabetic agents may confer cardiovascular and/or renal benefits such as reduced cardiovascular and all-cause mortality and reduced need for renal replacement therapy. Two landmark trials in particular, EMPA-REG OUTCOME (Empagliflozin, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Mortal...
Source: The Permanente journal - September 21, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Perm J Source Type: research

Integrating cardioprotective glucose-lowering medications into clinical practice
Patients with type 2 diabetes suffer from both microvascular and macrovascular complications. Optimal glycemic control is well known to reduce the microvascular complications of retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. However, despite having multiple classes of antidiabetes medications, we have not been able to favorably affect the cardiovascular (CV) complications of diabetes, which cause considerable morbidity and premature CV mortality in patients with diabetes. The recent publication of the EMPA-REG Outcome and the LEADER studies demonstrating favorable CV outcomes with empagliflozin and liraglutide have led to a dec...
Source: Cardiovascular Endocrinology - February 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Review articles Source Type: research

Composite Primary End Points in Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials Involving Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Should Unstable Angina Be Included in the Primary End Point?
Reductions in cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in recently reported trials, along with the recent approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of an additional indication for empagliflozin to reduce the risk of CV death in type 2 diabetes patients with evidence of CV disease, have renewed interest in CV outcome trials (CVOTs) of glucose-lowering drugs. Composite end points are a pragmatic necessity in CVOTs to ensure that sample size and duration of follow-up remain reasonable. Combining clinical outcomes into a composite end point increases the numbers of events ascertained and thus statistical power and precision. Histo...
Source: Diabetes Care - August 22, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Marx, N.; McGuire, D. K.; Perkovic, V.; Woerle, H.-J.; Broedl, U. C.; von Eynatten, M.; George, J. T.; Rosenstock, J. Tags: Perspectives in Care Source Type: research

Integration of recent evidence into management of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes
Publication date: Available online 26 January 2017 Source:The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Author(s): Eberhard Standl, Oliver Schnell, Darren K McGuire, Antonio Ceriello, Lars Rydén Cardiovascular outcome trials of antihyperglycaemic drugs and non-statin LDL-cholesterol-lowering drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes who have, or who are at high risk of, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease have provided new evidence that has substantially affected the management of cardiovascular risk in these patients. On the basis of proven cardiovascular and renal benefit, the antihyperglycaemic drugs empagliflozin, lira...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - January 25, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

SAVOR-TIMI to SUSTAIN-6: A critical comparison of cardiovascular outcome trials of anti-diabetic drugs.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Since the inception of mandatory cardiovascular (CV) safety outcome trial (CVOT) promulgated by US Food and Drug Administration in 2008, seven trials have so far been published with three different classes of anti-diabetic drugs in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This mini-review aims to critically analyse these CVOTs in terms of different outcomes achieved. Areas covered: An electronic search pertaining to the subject was conducted till September 2016. The three CVOT conducted with saxagliptin, alogliptin and sitagliptin respectively, found them to be CV-neutral. However, both saxagliptin ...
Source: Pharmacological Reviews - January 24, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Singh AK, Singh R Tags: Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol Source Type: research

EMPA-REG and Other Cardiovascular Outcome Trials of Glucose-lowering Agents: Implications for Future Treatment Strategies in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Abstract During the last decade, the armamentarium for glucose-lowering drugs has increased enormously by the development of DPP-4 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors, allowing individualization of antidiabetic therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Some combinations can now be used without an increased risk for severe hypoglycemia and weight gain. Following a request of the US Food and Drug Administration, many large cardiovascular (CV) outcome studies have been performed in patients with longstanding disease and established CV disease. In the majority of CV outcome studies, CV ris...
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - May 18, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Schernthaner G, Schernthaner-Reiter MH, Schernthaner GH Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: research