Dapagliflozin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

2018 New England Journal of Medicine 5,890 citations

Abstract

In patients with type 2 diabetes who had or were at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, treatment with dapagliflozin did not result in a higher or lower rate of MACE than placebo but did result in a lower rate of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure, a finding that reflects a lower rate of hospitalization for heart failure. (Funded by AstraZeneca; DECLARE-TIMI 58 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01730534 .).

Keywords

DapagliflozinMaceMedicineHazard ratioMyocardial infarctionInternal medicineType 2 diabetesDiabetes mellitusStroke (engine)PlaceboCardiologyHeart failureConfidence intervalEndocrinologyPercutaneous coronary intervention

MeSH Terms

AgedBenzhydryl CompoundsCardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes MellitusType 2FemaleGlucosidesHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors

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Year
2018
Type
article
Volume
380
Issue
4
Pages
347-357
Citations
5890
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Stephen D. Wiviott, Itamar Raz, Marc P. Bonaca et al. (2018). Dapagliflozin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine , 380 (4) , 347-357. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1812389

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DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1812389
PMID
30415602

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Data completeness: 90%