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Empagliflozin, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes

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Zinman, Bernard, Wanner, Christoph, Lachin, John M., Fitchett, David, Bluhmki, Erich, Hantel, Stefan, Mattheus, Michaela, Devins, Theresa, Johansen, Odd Erik, Woerle, Hans J., Broedl, Uli C., Inzucchi, Silvio E.·2015·New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The effects of empagliflozin, an inhibitor of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2, in addition to standard care, on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk are not known. METHODS: We randomly assigned patients to receive 10 mg or 25 mg of empagliflozin or placebo once daily. The primary composite outcome was death from cardiovascular causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke, as analyzed in the pooled empagliflozin group versus the placebo group. The key secondary composite outcome was the primary outcome plus hospitalization for unstable angina. RESULTS: A total of 7020 patients were treated (median observation time, 3.1 years). The primary outcome occurred in 490 of 4687 patients (10.5%) in the pooled empagliflozin group and in 282 of 2333 patients (12.1%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio in the empagliflozin group, 0.86; 95.02% confidence interval, 0.74 to 0.99; P=0.04 for superiority). There were no significant between-group differences in the rates of myocardial infarction or stroke, but in the empagliflozin group there were significantly lower rates of death from cardiovascular causes (3.7%, vs. 5.9% in the placebo group; 38% relative risk reduction), hospitalization for heart failure (2.7% and 4.1%, respectively; 35% relative risk reduction), and death from any cause (5.7% and 8.3%, respectively; 32% relative risk reduction). There was no significant between-group difference in the key secondary outcome (P=0.08 for superiority). Among patients receiving empagliflozin, there was an increased rate of genital infection but no increase in other adverse events. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with type 2 diabetes at high risk for cardiovascular events who received empagliflozin, as compared with placebo, had a lower rate of the primary composite cardiovascular outcome and of death from any cause when the study drug was added to standard care. (Funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly; EMPA-REG OUTCOME ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01131676.).

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    The effects of empagliflozin, in addition to standard care, on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk were not known before this trial.

    “The effects of empagliflozin, an inhibitor of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2, in addition to standard care, on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk are not known.”
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    In the sensitivity analysis of death from any cause, all patients lost to follow-up in the empagliflozin group were assumed to have died and all patients lost to follow-up in the placebo group were assumed to be alive.

    “A sensitivity analysis of death from any cause in which it was assumed that all patients who were lost to follow-up in the empagliflozin group died and all patients who were lost to follow-up in the placebo group were alive”
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  1. Rosenstock J, 2015, Diabetes Obes Metab
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Metadata

Authors
Zinman, B., Wanner, C., Lachin, J. M., Fitchett, D., Bluhmki, E., Hantel, S., Mattheus, M., Devins, T., Johansen, O. E., Woerle, H. J., Broedl, U. C., & Inzucchi, S. E.
Affiliations
  • Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
  • University of Würzburg (DE)
  • George Washington University (US)
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany) (DE)
  • Boehringer Ingelheim (United States) (US)
  • Boehringer Ingelheim (Norway) (NO)
  • Yale University (US)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2015-11-26
Volume
373
Issue
22
Pages
2117-2128
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W2146264128
Cited by
12,315
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 741 · 2025: 1017 · 2024: 1082 · 2023: 1131 · 2022: 1300 · 2021: 1451 · 2020: 1380 · 2019: 1206 · 2018: 1069 · 2017: 948 · 2016: 688 · 2015: 87
FWCI
567.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion)
  • IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
  • IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion)
  • VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
Keywords
empagliflozin, SGLT2 inhibitors, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular outcomes, cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalization, myocardial infarction, stroke
MeSH terms
Aged, Benzhydryl Compounds, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cause of Death, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

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