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ArticleDiabetes & vascular disease research

Rationale and design of the randomised controlled cross-over trial: Cardiovascular effects of empaglifozin in diabetes mellitus.

Sharmaine Thirunavukarasu, Louise Ae Brown, Amrit Chowdhary, Nicholas Jex, Peter Swoboda, John P Greenwood, Sven Plein, Eylem Levelt

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sharmaine ThirunavukarasuMultidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre and Biomedical Imaging Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2535-8407
Louise Ae BrownMultidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre and Biomedical Imaging Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Amrit ChowdharyMultidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre and Biomedical Imaging Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Nicholas JexMultidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre and Biomedical Imaging Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Peter SwobodaMultidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre and Biomedical Imaging Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
John P GreenwoodMultidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre and Biomedical Imaging Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Sven PleinMultidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre and Biomedical Imaging Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Eylem LeveltMultidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre and Biomedical Imaging Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
University of Leeds · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council RG/16/1/32092British Heart Foundation RG/16/1/32092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundType 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. In patients with T2D and established CV disease, selective inhibitors of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) have been shown to decrease CV and all-cause mortality, and heart failure (HF) admissions. Utilising CV magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) by FreeStyle Libre Pro Sensor, we aim to explore the mechanisms of action which give Empagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor, its beneficial CV effects and compare these to the effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor Sitagliptin.

methodsThis is a single centre, open-label, cross-over trial conducted at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Participants are randomised for the order of treatment and receive 3 months therapy with Empagliflozin, and 3 months therapy with Sitagliptin sequentially. Twenty-eight eligible T2D patients with established ischaemic heart disease will be recruited. Patients undergo serial CMR scans on three visits. DISCUSSION: The primary outcome measure is the myocardial perfusion reserve in remote myocardium. We hypothesise that Empaglifozin treatment is associated with improvements in myocardial blood flow and reductions in myocardial interstitial fibrosis, independent of CGM measured glycemic control in patients with T2D and established CV disease.

trial registrationThis study has full research ethics committee approval (REC: 18/YH/0190) and data collection is anticipated to finish in December 2021. This study was retrospectively registered at https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN82391603 and monitored by the University of Leeds. The study results will be submitted for publication within 6 months of completion.

Indexed as

Glycemic ControlBenzhydryl CompoundsCoronary CirculationCross-Over StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsEnglandFibrosisGlucosidesHumansMyocardial IschemiaMyocardiumRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSitagliptin PhosphateSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsTime FactorsBenzhydryl CompoundsDipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsempagliflozinGlucosidesSitagliptin PhosphateSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitorscardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingcontinuous glucose monitoringEmpaglifozinType 2 diabetes

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PMID34182806
PMCPMC8481726
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