The cardiovascular safety trials of DPP-4 inhibitors, GLP-1 agonists, and SGLT2 inhibitors

Mar 15, 2017Trends in cardiovascular medicine

Heart safety trials of three types of diabetes medicines: DPP-4 inhibitors, GLP-1 agonists, and SGLT2 inhibitors

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Abstract

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors showed no overall effect on cardiovascular outcomes but one, saxagliptin, increased the risk of hospitalization for heart failure.

  • DPP-4 inhibitors did not reduce or increase the risk of primary cardiovascular outcomes.
  • Saxagliptin was associated with a higher risk of hospitalization for heart failure.
  • Alogliptin showed inconsistent effects on heart failure hospitalization across different patient subgroups.
  • Sitagliptin had no significant effect on heart failure hospitalization.
  • Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists showed mixed effects on cardiovascular outcomes, with liraglutide and semaglutide reducing risk while lixisenatide showed no change.
  • Empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, reduced the risk of composite cardiovascular endpoints, mainly by lowering cardiovascular mortality and heart failure hospitalization.

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