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Linagliptin and cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes after acute coronary syndrome or acute ischemic stroke

Authors: Yan-Rong Li, Sung-Sheng Tsai, Dong-Yi Chen, Szu-Tah Chen, Jui-Hung Sun, Hung-Yu Chang, Miaw-Jene Liou, Tien-Hsing Chen

Published in: Cardiovascular Diabetology | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Background

The cardiovascular safety and efficacy of linagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are unclear. The aim of our real-world cohort study was to evaluate the cardiovascular outcomes of linagliptin in patients with T2DM after ACS or AIS.

Methods

An open observational noncrossover retrospective cohort study was conducted between June 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013 utilizing Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. A total of 1203 patients with T2DM after ACS or AIS were selected as the study cohort. Cardiovascular safety and efficacy of linagliptin were evaluated by comparing outcomes of 401 subjects receiving linagliptin after ACS or AIS to 802 matched control subjects not receiving any incretin-based therapy after ACS or AIS. The primary composite outcome included cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and non-fatal ischemic stroke.

Results

The primary composite outcome after 15-month follow-up was 7% (28 patients) in the linagliptin group compared with 6.1% (49 patients) in the control group [hazard ratio (HR) 1.06; 95% confidence interval (CI) .66–1.68]. The linagliptin group also had similar risks of all-cause mortality, hospitalization for heart failure, percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting compared to the control group in terms of the secondary outcomes.

Conclusions

In T2DM patients after ACS or AIS, treatment with linagliptin was not associated with increased risks of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or non-fatal ischemic stroke.

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Title: Linagliptin and cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes after acute coronary syndrome or acute ischemic stroke
Authors: Yan-Rong Li
Sung-Sheng Tsai
Dong-Yi Chen
Szu-Tah Chen
Jui-Hung Sun
Hung-Yu Chang
Miaw-Jene Liou
Tien-Hsing Chen
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Cardiovascular Diabetology / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2840
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-017-0655-y

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