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ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2017

The Infamous, Famous Sulfonylureas and Cardiovascular Safety: Much Ado About Nothing?

Laurentiu M Pop, Ildiko Lingvay

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Laurentiu M PopDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Ildiko LingvayDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. ildiko.lingvay@utsouthwestern.edu.
Southwestern Medical CenterSouthwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewSulfonylureas (SUs) are one of the most commonly used glucose-lowering agents worldwide. While their efficacy is undisputed, their cardiovascular safety has been debated since the 1970's. RECENT

findingsWith no dedicated cardiovascular studies to definitively answer this question, observational studies and meta-analyses abound and have reported divergent results, fueling the controversy. Studies that compared SUs to metformin or newer agents, like GLP-1 agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors, suggest a difference in cardiovascular events, yet this is likely the result of beneficial effects of the latter. Studies comparing SUs to other agents have been reassuring. SUs remain a common choice of treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes due to their exceptional value. They are effective at lowering glucose and thus contributing to the prevention of microvascular complications. Weight gain and hypoglycemia are their main side effects, although less severe when compared to insulin treatment. Their cardiovascular safety will remain a controversial topic due to lack of conclusive data, but there is no definitive evidence of harm with the second-generation agents.

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AnimalsCardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansRisk FactorsSulfonylurea CompoundsTreatment OutcomeSulfonylurea CompoundsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular safetyHealthcare costIschemic preconditioningSulphonylureaType 2 diabetes

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