Insights From Cardiovascular Outcome Trials with Novel Antidiabetes Agents: What Have We Learned? An Industry Perspective

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Hirshberg, Boaz ^a   Katz, Arie ^b  

^a MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alogliptin; Antidiabetes drugs; Cardiovascular safety; DPP 4 inhibitors; Saxagliptin; Sitagliptin

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALOGLIPTIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LIXISENATIDE; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO; SAXAGLIPTIN; SITAGLIPTIN; ADAMANTANE; DIPEPTIDE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; URACIL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG EFFECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAMANTANE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIPEPTIDES; DIPEPTIDYL-PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITORS; HUMANS; PIPERIDINES; SITAGLIPTIN PHOSPHATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URACIL;

EID: 84941931662     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-015-0663-9     Document Type: Review

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