Cardiovascular disease in diabetes, beyond glucose

RH Eckel, KE Bornfeldt, IJ Goldberg - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Despite the decades-old knowledge that diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for
cardiovascular disease, the reasons for this association are only partially understood. While …

Metformin, macrophage dysfunction and atherosclerosis

X Feng, W Chen, X Ni, PJ Little, S Xu, L Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Metformin is one of the most widely prescribed hypoglycemic drugs and has the potential to
treat many diseases. More and more evidence shows that metformin can regulate the …

How does empagliflozin reduce cardiovascular mortality? Insights from a mediation analysis of the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial

SE Inzucchi, B Zinman, D Fitchett, C Wanner… - Diabetes …, 2018 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE In the BI 10773 (Empagliflozin) Cardiovascular Outcome Event Trial in Type 2
Diabetes Mellitus Patients (EMPA-REG OUTCOME) trial involving 7,020 patients with type 2 …

The efficacy and safety of novel classes of glucose-lowering drugs for cardiovascular outcomes: a network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

DSH Lin, JK Lee, CS Hung, WJ Chen - Diabetologia, 2021 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Several cardiovascular outcome trials on sodium–glucose cotransporter 2
inhibitors (SGLT2i) have been released recently, including trials enrolling patients with …

Clinical adverse events associated with sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors: a meta-analysis involving 10 randomized clinical trials and 71 553 individuals

DSH Lin, JK Lee, WJ Chen - The Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Context SGLT2is are first-line antidiabetic agents with demonstrated cardiovascular benefits.
Prior meta-analyses have examined adverse events (AEs) associated with these drugs in …

Efficacy of metformin targets on cardiometabolic health in the general population and non-diabetic individuals: a Mendelian randomization study

J Zheng, M Xu, Q Yang, C Hu, V Walker, J Lu… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Metformin shows beneficial effects on cardiometabolic health in diabetic
individuals. However, the beneficial effects in the general population, especially in non …

Major adverse cardiovascular and limb events in patients with diabetes treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists vs DPP-4 inhibitors

DSH Lin, JK Lee, WJ Chen - Diabetologia, 2021 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis The safety and efficacy of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists
(GLP1RAs) and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4is) in major cardiovascular adverse …

Efficacy and safety of high‐dose glucagon‐like peptide‐1, glucagon‐like peptide‐1/glucose‐dependent insulinotropic peptide, and glucagon‐like peptide‐1/glucagon …

CEM De Block, E Dirinck, A Verhaegen… - Diabetes, Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) have become agents of choice for
people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with established cardiovascular disease or in high‐risk …

Outcomes of participants with diabetes in the ISCHEMIA trials

JD Newman, R Anthopolos, GBJ Mancini… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Among patients with diabetes and chronic coronary disease, it is unclear if
invasive management improves outcomes when added to medical therapy. Methods: The …

Anti-inflammatory therapy of atherosclerosis: focusing on IKKβ

J Gan, L Guo, X Zhang, Q Yu, Q Yang, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Chronic low-grade inflammation has been identified as a major contributor in the
development of atherosclerosis. Nuclear Factor-κappa B (NF-κB) is a critical transcription …