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Effects of Once-Weekly Exenatide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
N Engl J Med 2017;377:1228–39 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1612917
The EXSCEL study showed that among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with or without previous cardiovascular (CV) disease, the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) did not differ significantly between patients who received exenatide and those who received placebo.
Liraglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
N Engl J Med 2016;375:311–22 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1603827
The LEADER trial demonstrated CV benefits with liraglutide, and showed that the rate of the first occurrence of death from cardiovascular (CV) causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), or nonfatal stroke among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) was lower with liraglutide than with placebo.