In adults with T2D and retinopathy, pooled GLP-1 receptor agonists including dulaglutide were linked to fewer myocardial infarctions.
In plain wordsIn adults with diabetes and retinopathy, pooled medicines including dulaglutide were linked to fewer heart attacks.
- Peptide
- Dulaglutide (Trulicity)
- Outcome
- DecreaseMyocardial infarction
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Cardiovascular events · Cardiovascular
Measurements
- Hazard ratio
- 0.65
- pooled GLP-1 receptor agonists
Source sentences
Patients on GLP-1 RAs had a decreased risk of myocardial infarctions (MIs; hazard ratio [HR], 0.65; 95% CI, 0.61-0.69)
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Retrospective, population-based cohort study.ParticipantsAdults aged ≥18 years with T2D (with hemoglobin A1c of ≥6.5%) and a pre-existing diagnosis of DR from the TriNetX research network database between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2022.
The study included 173,216 adults with T2D, all of whom had DR, adjusted for baseline characteristics through propensity score matching (PSM) based on whether the individuals received at least 2 prescriptions of a GLP-1 RA (semaglutide, dulaglutide, liraglutide, exenatide, tirzepatide, or lixisenati…
In this study, Dulaglutide (Trulicity) was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Dulaglutide (Trulicity).