The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
– Empagliflozin significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure versus placebo in the EMPEROR-Reduced heart failure trial. The study evaluated adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction – Treatment of heart failure is an important unmet need with over half of those diagnosed dying within five […]
Post-hoc analysis of the EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease examined the cardiovascular benefits of empagliflozin based on the number of cardiovascular risk factor goals achieved.1 Findings from the post-hoc analysis were presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study […]
10 years ago, RE-LY® marked the first time a randomised trial showed that a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) was safer and at least as effective as warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (SPAF)1-3 First major scientific advancement in anticoagulation care in over fifty years Over 100,000 patients have […]
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced CAROLINA® (CARdiovascular Outcome study of LINAgliptin versus glimepiride in patients with type 2 diabetes) met its primary endpoint, defined as non-inferiority for Tradjenta® (linagliptin) versus glimepiride in time to first occurrence of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction or […]
