PMID- 32271194 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210621 LR - 20210621 IS - 1538-4683 (Electronic) IS - 1061-5377 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 5 DP - 2020 Sep/Oct TI - Cardiovascular Safety and Benefits of Noninsulin Antihyperglycemic Drugs for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Part 2. PG - 219-235 LID - 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000311 [doi] AB - Ideal drugs to improve outcomes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are those with antiglycemic efficacy, as well as cardiovascular safety that has to be determined in appropriately designed cardiovascular outcome trials as mandated by regulatory agencies. The more recent antihyperglycemic medications have shown promise with regards to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction in T2DM patients at a high cardiovascular risk. Sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are associated with better cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in T2DM patients than are dipeptidylpeptidase-4 inhibitors, leading to the Food and Drug Administration's approval of empagliflozin to reduce mortality, and of liraglutide to reduce CVD risk in high-risk T2DM patients. For heart failure outcomes, sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors are beneficial, while glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors are neutral. Ongoing and planned randomized controlled trials of these newer drugs should clarify the possibility of class effects and of CVD risk reduction benefits in low-moderate cardiovascular risk patients. While we eagerly await the results on ongoing studies, these medications should be appropriately prescribed in T2DM patients with baseline CVD or those at a high CVD risk after carefully evaluating the elevated risk for adverse events like gastrointestinal disturbances, bladder cancer, genital infections, and amputations. Studies to understand the pleotropic and novel pathophysiological mechanisms demonstrated by the sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors will shed light on the effects of the modulation of microvascular, inflammatory, and thrombotic milieu for improving the CVD risk in T2DM patients. This is part 2 of the series on noninsulin antihyperglycemic drugs for the treatment of T2DM. FAU - Yandrapalli, Srikanth AU - Yandrapalli S AD - From the Department of Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. FAU - Malik, Aaqib AU - Malik A AD - From the Department of Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. FAU - Horblitt, Adam AU - Horblitt A AD - Division of Cardiology, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA. FAU - Pemmasani, Gayatri AU - Pemmasani G AD - From the Department of Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. FAU - Aronow, Wilbert S AU - Aronow WS AD - From the Department of Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. FAU - Frishman, William H AU - Frishman WH AD - From the Department of Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - Cardiol Rev JT - Cardiology in review JID - 9304686 RN - 0 (Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Cardiovascular Diseases/*prevention & control MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*drug therapy MH - Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Heart Disease Risk Factors MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/classification/pharmacology MH - Risk Assessment MH - Risk Reduction Behavior MH - Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors/*pharmacology EDAT- 2020/04/10 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00 CRDT- 2020/04/10 06:00 PHST- 2020/04/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/10 06:00 [entrez] AID - 00045415-202009000-00002 [pii] AID - 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000311 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cardiol Rev. 2020 Sep/Oct;28(5):219-235. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000311.