2023
Multinational patterns of second line antihyperglycaemic drug initiation across cardiovascular risk groups: federated pharmacoepidemiological evaluation in LEGEND-T2DM
Khera R, Dhingra L, Aminorroaya A, Li K, Zhou J, Arshad F, Blacketer C, Bowring M, Bu F, Cook M, Dorr D, Duarte-Salles T, DuVall S, Falconer T, French T, Hanchrow E, Horban S, Lau W, Li J, Liu Y, Lu Y, Man K, Matheny M, Mathioudakis N, McLemore M, Minty E, Morales D, Nagy P, Nishimura A, Ostropolets A, Pistillo A, Posada J, Pratt N, Reyes C, Ross J, Seager S, Shah N, Simon K, Wan E, Yang J, Yin C, You S, Schuemie M, Ryan P, Hripcsak G, Krumholz H, Suchard M. Multinational patterns of second line antihyperglycaemic drug initiation across cardiovascular risk groups: federated pharmacoepidemiological evaluation in LEGEND-T2DM. BMJ Medicine 2023, 2: e000651. PMID: 37829182, PMCID: PMC10565313, DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2023-000651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetes mellitusSecond-line treatmentCardiovascular risk groupsDiabetes mellitusCardiovascular diseaseAntihyperglycaemic drugsLine treatmentRisk groupsObservational Health Data SciencesGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsElectronic health recordsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsCalendar year trendsPeptide-1 receptor agonistsUS databaseOutcomes of patientsCotransporter 2 inhibitorsAdministrative claims databaseSecond-line drugsHealth recordsSodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitorsMedication useMetformin monotherapyGuideline recommendationsOutcome measuresPersistence on Novel Cardioprotective Antihyperglycemic Therapies in the United States
Nargesi A, Clark C, Aminorroaya A, Chen L, Liu M, Reddy A, Amodeo S, Oikonomou E, Suchard M, McGuire D, Lin Z, Inzucchi S, Khera R. Persistence on Novel Cardioprotective Antihyperglycemic Therapies in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 196: 89-98. PMID: 37012183, PMCID: PMC11007258, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSGLT-2iGLP-1RAsGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsUnited States administrative claims databasesSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsCommercial insurancePeptide-1 receptor agonistsType 2 diabetes mellitusSodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitorsConsistent medication useHealth outcome benefitsCotransporter 2 inhibitorsElevated cardiovascular riskInitiation of therapyAdministrative claims databaseProportion of daysCotransporter-2 inhibitorsRate of prescriptionAntihyperglycemic therapyCardiovascular riskDiabetes mellitusMedication useCardioprotective effectsPrescription practicesClaims database
2022
Phenomapping-Derived Tool to Individualize the Effect of Canagliflozin on Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes.
Oikonomou EK, Suchard MA, McGuire DK, Khera R. Phenomapping-Derived Tool to Individualize the Effect of Canagliflozin on Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2022, 45: 965-974. PMID: 35120199, PMCID: PMC9016734, DOI: 10.2337/dc21-1765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCanagliflozin Cardiovascular Assessment StudyMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsType 2 diabetesHazard ratioSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsCardiovascular disease benefitAdverse cardiovascular eventsCotransporter 2 inhibitorsEffects of canagliflozinCanagliflozin dosesCanagliflozin's effectsCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular riskPatients 5Cardioprotective effectsSGLT2 inhibitorsDisease benefitBaseline variablesOriginal trialCanagliflozinType 2DiabetesPatientsRisk estimatesEffect estimates
2021
Patterns of Prescribing Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States
Sangha V, Lipska K, Lin Z, Inzucchi SE, McGuire DK, Krumholz HM, Khera R. Patterns of Prescribing Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e008381. PMID: 34779654, PMCID: PMC9022137, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.008381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesMedicare beneficiariesSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsLarge randomized clinical trialsMedicare Part D prescriber dataChronic kidney diseaseCotransporter 2 inhibitorsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePercent of cliniciansRandomized clinical trialsUS Medicare beneficiariesAdvanced practice providersCross-sectional studyKidney outcomesSGLT2i useSulfonylurea prescriptionUnique cliniciansCardiovascular deathMedication classesKidney diseaseLabel indicationsClinical trialsSGLT2iCardiovascular diseasePractice providers