Cerebrovascular, Cognitive and Cardiac Benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Results from a Global Federated Health Network Analysis



Proietti, Riccardo ORCID: 0000-0003-4113-7030, Rivera-Caravaza, JM, Lopez-Galvez, Raquel, Harrison, SL ORCID: 0000-0002-8846-0946, Marin, F, Underhill, Paula, Shantsila, Eduard ORCID: 0000-0002-2429-6980, McDowell, Garry ORCID: 0000-0002-2880-5236, Vinciguerra, Manlio ORCID: 0000-0002-1768-3894, Davies, Rhys
et al (show 3 more authors) (2023) Cerebrovascular, Cognitive and Cardiac Benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Results from a Global Federated Health Network Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12 (8). 2814-.

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Abstract

Background: Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are effective anti-diabetic drugs improving cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. This study investigated cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and cognitive outcomes of SGLT2i therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and T2DM. Methods: Observational study using TriNetX, a global health research network of anonymised electronic medical records from real-world patients between January 2018 and December 2019. The network includes healthcare organisations globally but predominately in the United States. AF patients (ICD-10-CM code: I48) with T2DM were divided according to SGLT2i use or not, and balanced using propensity score matching (PSM). Patients were followed-up for 3-years. The primary endpoints were ischaemic stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA), intracranial haemorrhage (ICH), and incident dementia. Secondary endpoints were incident heart failure and mortality. Results: We identified 89,356 AF patients with T2DM of which 5061 (5.7%) were taking a SGLT2i. After PSM, 5049 patients (mean age 66.7 ± 10.6 years; 28.9% female) were included in each group. At 3-years follow-up, the risk of ischaemic stroke/TIA was higher in patients not receiving SGLT2i (HR 1.12, 95% CI 1.01–1.24) and for ICH (HR 1.57, 95% CI 1.25–1.99) and incident dementia (HR 1.66, 95% CI 1.30–2.12). Incident heart failure (HR 1.50, 95% CI 1.34–1.68) and mortality (HR 1.77, 95% CI 1.58–1.99) risks were increased in AF patients not receiving SGLT2i. Conclusions: In our large ‘real world’ analysis of patients with concomitant AF and T2DM, SGLT2i reduced the risk of cerebrovascular events, incident dementia, heart failure and death.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: SGLT2, atrial fibrillation, dementia, stroke
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Faculty Management Office
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 25 Apr 2023 08:22
Last Modified: 12 Oct 2023 10:35
DOI: 10.3390/jcm12082814
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12082814
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3169948