Effects of Liraglutide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With or Without History of Myocardial Infarction or Stroke

BACKGROUND: The glucagon-like peptide-1 analog liraglutide reduced cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the LEADER trial (Liraglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes). In a post hoc analysis, we evaluated the efficacy of liraglutide in those with and without a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and/or stroke.

METHODS: LEADER was a randomized trial of liraglutide (1.8 mg or maximum tolerated dose) versus placebo in 9340 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and high cardiovascular risk, with a median follow-up of 3.8 years. The primary outcome was a composite of cardiovascular death, nonfatal MI, or nonfatal stroke (major adverse cardiovascular events). Risk groups in this post hoc analysis were defined by history of MI/stroke, established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease without MI/stroke, or cardiovascular risk factors alone.

RESULTS: Of the 9340 patients, 3692 (39.5%) had a history of MI/stroke, 3083 (33.0%) had established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease without MI/stroke, and 2565 (27.5%) had risk factors alone. Major adverse cardiovascular events occurred in 18.8% of patients with a history of MI/stroke (incidence rate, 5.0 per 100 patient-years), 11.6% of patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease without MI/stroke (incidence rate, 3.0 per 100 patient-years), and 9.8% of patients with cardiovascular risk factors alone (incidence rate, 2.6 per 100 patient-years). Liraglutide reduced major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with a history of MI/stroke (322 of 1865 [17.3%] versus 372 of 1827 patients [20.4%]; hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.73-0.99) and in those with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease without MI/stroke (158 of 1538 [10.3%] versus 199 of 1545 patients [12.9%]; hazard ratio, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.62-0.94) compared with placebo. In patients with risk factors alone, the hazard ratio for liraglutide versus placebo was 1.08 (95% CI, 0.84-1.38, Pinteraction=0.11). Similar results were seen for secondary outcomes across risk groups.

CONCLUSIONS: In this post hoc analysis of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and high cardiovascular risk, liraglutide reduced cardiovascular outcomes both in patients with a history of MI/stroke and in those with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease without MI/stroke. The cardiovascular effect appeared neutral in patients with cardiovascular risk factors alone.

CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT01179048.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar;159(3):978-984. - PMID 31227180

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:138

Enthalten in:

Circulation - 138(2018), 25 vom: 18. Dez., Seite 2884-2894

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Verma, Subodh [VerfasserIn]
Poulter, Neil R [VerfasserIn]
Bhatt, Deepak L [VerfasserIn]
Bain, Stephen C [VerfasserIn]
Buse, John B [VerfasserIn]
Leiter, Lawrence A [VerfasserIn]
Nauck, Michael A [VerfasserIn]
Pratley, Richard E [VerfasserIn]
Zinman, Bernard [VerfasserIn]
Ørsted, David D [VerfasserIn]
Monk Fries, Tea [VerfasserIn]
Rasmussen, Søren [VerfasserIn]
Marso, Steven P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

839I73S42A
Cardiovascular system
Diabetes mellitus
Glucagon-like peptide-1
Hypoglycemic Agents
Journal Article
Liraglutide
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized controlled trial as topic
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Type 2

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Date Completed 03.10.2019

Date Revised 07.10.2019

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01179048

CommentIn: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar;159(3):978-984. - PMID 31227180

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034516

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NLM291956823