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SynthesisExperimental diabetes research2011

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and cardiovascular events: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Matteo Monami, Francesco Cremasco, Caterina Lamanna, Claudia Colombi, Carla Maria Desideri, Iacopo Iacomelli, Niccolò Marchionni, Edoardo Mannucci

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Synthesis in Experimental diabetes research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
14.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. The obesity paradox and diabetes.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021
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  11. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: a systematic review of comparative effectiveness research.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2017
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  19. Pharmacotherapy for Hyperglycemia in Noncritically Ill Hospitalized Patients.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matteo MonamiSection of Geriatric Cardiology and Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florence and Careggi Teaching Hospital, 50141 Florence, Italy. mmonami@libero.it
Francesco Cremasco
Caterina Lamanna
Claudia Colombi
Carla Maria Desideri
Iacopo Iacomelli
Niccolò Marchionni
Edoardo Mannucci
University of Florence · ITAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveData from randomized clinical trials with metabolic outcomes can be used to address concerns about potential issues of cardiovascular safety for newer drugs for type 2 diabetes. This meta-analysis was designed to assess cardiovascular safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists. DESIGN AND

methodsMEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched for randomized trials of GLP-1 receptor agonists (versus placebo or other comparators) with a duration ≥12 weeks, performed in type 2 diabetic patients. Mantel-Haenszel odds ratio with 95% confidence interval (MH-OR) was calculated for major cardiovascular events (MACE), on an intention-to-treat basis, excluding trials with zero events.

resultsOut of 36 trials, 20 reported at least one MACE. The MH-OR for all GLP-1 receptor agonists was 0.74 (0.50-1.08), P = .12 (0.85 (0.50-1.45), P = .55, and 0.69 (0.40-1.22), P = .20, for exenatide and liraglutide, resp.). Corresponding figures for placebo-controlled and active comparator studies were 0.46 (0.25-0.83), P = .009, and 1.05 (0.63-1.76), P = .84, respectively.

conclusionsTo date, results of randomized trials do not suggest any detrimental effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists on cardiovascular events. Specifically designed longer-term trials are needed to verify the possibility of a beneficial effect.

Indexed as

AlgorithmsCardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2ExenatideGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHumansHypoglycemic AgentsLiraglutidePeptidesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptors, GlucagonVenomsExenatideGLP1R protein, humanGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHypoglycemic AgentsLiraglutidePeptidesReceptors, GlucagontaspoglutideVenoms

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PMID21584276
PMCPMC3092497
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