Early and Chronic Dipeptidyl-Peptidase-IV Inhibition and Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After an Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Landmark Analysis of the EXAMINE Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antihyperglycemic therapies may increase the risk of cardiovascular events including hospitalization for heart failure. There is a paucity of data evaluating the cardiovascular safety of antihyperglycemic therapies in the high-risk period following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Methods and results

The EXAMINE (Examination of Cardiovascular Outcomes with Alogliptin versus Standard of Care) trial randomized 5380 patients who were 15 to 90 days post ACS to the dipeptidyl dipeptidase-IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor alogliptin versus placebo; mean follow-up was 18 months. Using a landmark analysis, we assessed the (1) burden of cardiovascular events from randomization to 6 months (early period) and from 6 months to the end of follow-up (late period) and (2) the risk of cardi

SUBMITTER: Sharma A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6015373 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature