In patients with NSTEMI, liraglutide for 7 days increased the 3-month change in left ventricular ejection fraction by 4.7% compared with placebo.
In plain wordsIn patients with a heart attack of the NSTEMI type, liraglutide improved heart pumping function at 3 months more than placebo.
- Peptide
- Liraglutide
- Outcome
- IncreaseChange in left ventricular ejection fraction at 3 months
- Study
n = 90
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Heart function · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- 0.6 mg for 2 days, 1.2 mg for 2 days, then 1.8 mg for 3 days · 7 daysAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Difference in LVEF change
- 4.7%
- liraglutide vs placebo
Source sentences
At 3 months, the primary endpoint, the difference in the change in left ventricular ejection fraction between the two groups was +4.7 % (liraglutide vs. placebo 95 % CI +0.7 to +9.2 % P = 0.009) under intention-to-treat analysis.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
A total of 90 patients were randomized 1:1 to receive either liraglutide (0.6 mg for 2 days, 1.2 mg for 2 days, followed by 1.8 mg for 3 days) or placebo for 7 days.