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Alogliptin after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
William B. White,
Christopher P. Can,
Simon Heller,
Steven E. Nissen,
Richard M. Bergenstal,
George L. Bakris,
Alfonso T. Perez,
P. Fleck,
Cyrus R. Mehta,
Stuart Kupfer,
Craig Wilson,
William C. Cushman,
Faı̈ez Zannad
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1305889
Subject(s) - alogliptin , medicine , acute coronary syndrome , type 2 diabetes , hazard ratio , myocardial infarction , placebo , clinical endpoint , diabetes mellitus , unstable angina , dipeptidyl peptidase 4 , cardiology , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , endocrinology , alternative medicine , pathology
To assess potentially elevated cardiovascular risk related to new antihyperglycemic drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes, regulatory agencies require a comprehensive evaluation of the cardiovascular safety profile of new antidiabetic therapies. We assessed cardiovascular outcomes with alogliptin, a new inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), as compared with placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes who had had a recent acute coronary syndrome.

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