Cardiovascular outcomes of dapagliflozin in type 2 diabetes mellitus in real clinical practice: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Abstract

Aim. To conduct a meta-analysis of population-based observational studies of dapagliflozin compared with therapy without iNGLT-2 to assess its effect on the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in real-world practice. Materials and methods. A systematic search was carried out in 3 bibliographic databases PubMed (Medline), Embase and eLibrary. According to the search results, 1,451 records were identified. 3 studies were selected for inclusion in the meta-analysis: CVD-REAL Nordic, EASEL Population-Based Cohort Study and CARDIA-MOS. The criteria for evaluating the effectiveness were the frequency of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and cardiovascular mortality. The meta-analysis was carried out in the RevMan 5.4.1. Results. According to the results of the meta-analysis, there was a statistically significant association between the use of dapagliflozin and a decrease in the risk of MACE: relative risk 0.73, 95% confidence interval 0.650.82, as well as a decrease in cardiovascular mortality: relative risk 0.67, 95% confidence interval 0.480.92. Conclusion. Our results demonstrated that the use of dapagliflozin is associated with a reduction in the risk of developing MACE and cardiovascular mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with cardiovascular diseases or cardiovascular risk factors.

Keywords

• dapagliflozin
• meta-analysis
• real-world practice
• cardiovascular events
• type 2 diabetes mellitus