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Individualising intensive systolic blood pressure reduction in hypertension using computational trial phenomaps and machine learning: a post-hoc analysis of randomised clinical trials
Oikonomou EK, Spatz ES, Suchard MA, Khera R. Individualising intensive systolic blood pressure reduction in hypertension using computational trial phenomaps and machine learning: a post-hoc analysis of randomised clinical trials. The Lancet Digital Health 2022, 4: e796-e805. PMID: 36307193, PMCID: PMC9768739, DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(22)00170-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressure controlBlood pressure controlIntensive systolic blood pressure controlType 2 diabetesPressure controlCardiovascular benefitsClinical trialsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsFirst major adverse cardiovascular eventLarge randomised clinical trialsACCORD-BP trialAdverse cardiovascular eventsRandomised clinical trialsSystolic blood pressureCox regression analysisTreatment effectsHazard ratio estimatesACCORD-BPBP trialCardiovascular eventsBlood pressurePrimary outcomeStandard treatmentBaseline variablesIndex patients
2024
Comparative Effectiveness of Second-Line Antihyperglycemic Agents for Cardiovascular Outcomes A Multinational, Federated Analysis of LEGEND-T2DM
Khera R, Aminorroaya A, Dhingra L, Thangaraj P, Pedroso Camargos A, Bu F, Ding X, Nishimura A, Anand T, Arshad F, Blacketer C, Chai Y, Chattopadhyay S, Cook M, Dorr D, Duarte-Salles T, DuVall S, Falconer T, French T, Hanchrow E, Kaur G, Lau W, Li J, Li K, Liu Y, Lu Y, Man K, Matheny M, Mathioudakis N, McLeggon J, McLemore M, Minty E, Morales D, Nagy P, Ostropolets A, Pistillo A, Phan T, Pratt N, Reyes C, Richter L, Ross J, Ruan E, Seager S, Simon K, Viernes B, Yang J, Yin C, You S, Zhou J, Ryan P, Schuemie M, Krumholz H, Hripcsak G, Suchard M. Comparative Effectiveness of Second-Line Antihyperglycemic Agents for Cardiovascular Outcomes A Multinational, Federated Analysis of LEGEND-T2DM. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 904-917. PMID: 39197980, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGLP-1 RAsSecond-line agentsGLP-1Antihyperglycemic agentsCardiovascular diseaseMACE riskGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsPeptide-1 receptor agonistsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsEffects of SGLT2isType 2 diabetes mellitusPeptidase-4 inhibitorsAdverse cardiovascular eventsCox proportional hazards modelsRandom-effects meta-analysisCardiovascular risk reductionTarget trial emulationProportional hazards model
2023
Persistence 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMedicareSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsUnited StatesConceptsSGLT-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
Large-scale evidence generation and evaluation across a network of databases for type 2 diabetes mellitus (LEGEND-T2DM): a protocol for a series of multinational, real-world comparative cardiovascular effectiveness and safety studies
Khera R, Schuemie MJ, Lu Y, Ostropolets A, Chen R, Hripcsak G, Ryan PB, Krumholz HM, Suchard MA. Large-scale evidence generation and evaluation across a network of databases for type 2 diabetes mellitus (LEGEND-T2DM): a protocol for a series of multinational, real-world comparative cardiovascular effectiveness and safety studies. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e057977. PMID: 35680274, PMCID: PMC9185490, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsReproducibility of ResultsSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsSulfonylurea CompoundsConceptsLarge-scale Evidence GenerationType 2 diabetes mellitusCardiovascular effectivenessDiabetes mellitusSafety outcomesGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsSodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitorsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsNew-user cohort designPeptide-1 receptor agonistsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsSafety studiesAdverse cardiovascular eventsPrimary cardiovascular outcomePeptidase-4 inhibitorsAnti-hyperglycaemic agentsElectronic health record data sourcesEvidence generationCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular riskActive comparatorTherapeutic optionsReceptor agonistDrug comparisonsPhenomapping-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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCanagliflozinCardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansMaleRisk FactorsConceptsCanagliflozin 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2GlucoseHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMedicareSodiumSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsUnited StatesConceptsType 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 providersContemporary National Patterns of Eligibility and Utilization of Novel Cardioprotective Anti‐hyperglycemic agents in Type 2 Diabetes
Nargesi AA, Jeyashanmugaraja GP, Desai N, Lipska K, Krumholz H, Khera R. Contemporary National Patterns of Eligibility and Utilization of Novel Cardioprotective Anti‐hyperglycemic agents in Type 2 Diabetes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e021084. PMID: 33998258, PMCID: PMC8403287, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersBlood GlucoseCardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug UtilizationEligibility DeterminationFemaleGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGuideline AdherenceHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansIncretinsMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk AssessmentSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSGLT-2 inhibitorsType 2 diabetes mellitusAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseChronic kidney diseaseLarge clinical trialsGLP-1RAsDiabetes mellitusCardiovascular diseaseHeart failureKidney diseaseClinical trialsHigh-risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseGLP-1RA useAmerican Diabetes AssociationNutrition Examination SurveyAnti-hyperglycemic agentsPublic health benefitsComplex survey designCardiovascular riskGuideline recommendationsDiabetes AssociationExamination SurveyProtective therapyNational HealthAmerican College