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    The cardiovascular risk of different SUs drugs may vary, and the cardiovascular safety of glimepiride is reassuring

    • Last Update: 2022-10-02
    • Source: Internet
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    Background: Traditionally, sulfonylureas of hypoglycemic agents (SUs) have been second only to metformin in type 2 diabetes


    According to FDA regulations, SUs are required to include a product label when approved for use in the United States, stating that the use of SUs is associated


    Materials and methods: We performed indirect treatment comparisons to determine the risk ratio of glimepiride to placebo in terms of 3-point MACE, all-cause death, CV death, and non-CV death, which is based on CV safety


    Results: The ITC results showed that glemepiride had non-inferior efficacy compared with placebo at 3 points of MACE (hazard ratio 1.


    Table 1 Summary


    Conclusion: This result clearly indicates that glimepiride has a low all-cause risk of cardiovascular-related death, and its cardiovascular safety aspect is reassuring


    Another study found that tolbutamide and gliclazide selectively bind to pancreatic SUR1 and not to SUR on cardiomyocyte membranes and vascular smooth muscle cell membranes


    References:

    [1] Ghosh S, Mukhopadhyay P, Pandey P, et al.


    Tang Lizhi, Tong Nanwei.


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