Cardiovascular safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists for diabetes patients with high cardiovascular risk: A meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcomes trials
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice Jun 25, 2018
Wang Q, et al. - Researchers combined data from four cardiovascular outcomes trials and prospectively blinded endpoint adjudication to explore the long-term cardiovascular safety of GLP-1 RA (GLP-1 receptor agonist) use in diabetes patients with cardiovascular risk. The relationship between treatment and outcomes was assessed using the odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for cardiovascular outcomes. In diabetes patients with high cardiovascular risk or established cardiovascular disease, additional GLP-1 receptor agonists treatment did not increase cardiovascular outcomes.
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