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SynthesisFrontiers in endocrinology2024

Long-term effects of different hypoglycemic drugs on carotid intima-media thickness progression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Qianyu Lv, Yingtian Yang, Yanfei Lv, Qian Wu, Xinzheng Hou, Lanlan Li, Xuejiao Ye, Chenyan Yang, Shihan Wang

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Synthesis in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. The Effect of Carotid Atherosclerosis on the Risk for Open-Angle Glaucoma.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Qianyu Lv *Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yingtian Yang *Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yanfei LvSchool of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Qian WuGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xinzheng HouGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Lanlan LiGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xuejiao YeGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chenyan YangGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shihan WangGuang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The progression of carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) can partially predict the occurrence of future cardiovascular events. This network meta-analysis compared the effects of 14 antidiabetic drugs (acarbose, alogliptin, exenatide, glibenclamide, glimepiride, ipragliflozin, metformin, nateglinide, pioglitazone, rosiglitazone, sitagliptin, tofoglifozin, troglitazone, voglibose) on the progression of cIMT. Method: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched to screen all clinical trials of treatment of cIMT with hypoglycemic agents before March 1, 2024. The differences in the changes in cIMT between the treatment group and control group were evaluated. Result: After screening 8395 citations, 25 studies (6675 patients) were included. The results indicated that exenatide had the best efficacy in slowing down cIMT progress, and exenatide [MD=-0.13,95%CI (-0.25, -0.01)], alogliptin [MD=-0.08,95%CI (-0.13, -0.02)] and metformin [MD=-0.05, 95%CI (-0.09, -0.02)] are more effective than placebo. Conclusion: Long-term treatment of exenatide, alogliptin, and metformin may be more effective than other hypoglycemic drugs in slowing the progression of cIMT. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42024519474.

Indexed as

Carotid Intima-Media ThicknessDisease ProgressionHypoglycemic AgentsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansHypoglycemic Agentsantidiabetic drugatherosclerosiscardiovasculardiabetesintima-media thickness

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PMID38883606
PMCPMC11176463

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