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SynthesisDiabetes research and clinical practice2020

Effect of bempedoic acid on new onset or worsening diabetes: A meta-analysis.

Walter Masson, Martín Lobo, Augusto Lavalle-Cobo, Gerardo Masson, Graciela Molinero

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Synthesis in Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06381947 (Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid in Association With Anti-PCSK9 and Ezetimibe in Statin-intolerant Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06381947 phase4unknown statusstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid in Association With Anti-PCSK9 and Ezetimibe in Statin-intolerant Patients: a Randomized Crossover Trial

Ran2024Enrolled130Registered outcomes19Posted comparisons0ConditionsCardiovascular Diseases, Dyslipidemias, Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Statin Adverse ReactionArmsLipid-lowering therapy combination with PCSK9 inhibitors and ezetimibe, Lipid-lowering therapy combination with PCSK9 inhibitors, bempedoic acid and ezetimibe
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Molecular targets of bempedoic acid and related decoy fatty acids.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2025
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  16. New insights into the role of bempedoic acid and ezetimibe in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity · 2022 · on this map
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  17. Bempedoic Acid: The New Kid on the Block for the Treatment of Dyslipidemia and LDL Cholesterol: A Narrative Review.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Walter MassonCouncil of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, C1115AAD Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cardiology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Tte. Gral. Juan Domingo Perón 4190, C1199ABB Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: walter.masson@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
Martín LoboCouncil of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, C1115AAD Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cardiology Department, Hospital Militar Campo de Mayo, Tte. Gral. Ricchieri S/N, B1659AMA Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Augusto Lavalle-CoboCouncil of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, C1115AAD Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cardiology Department, Sanatorio Finochietto, Av. Córdoba 2678, C1187AAN Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gerardo MassonCouncil of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, C1115AAD Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cardiology Department, Instituto Cardiovascular San Isidro - Sanatorio Las Lomas, Von Wernicke 3031, B1642AKG San Isidro, Argentina.
Graciela MolineroCouncil of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, C1115AAD Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · AR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBempedoic acid is a new agent that reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Since inhibits cholesterol synthesis through a different mechanism than statins, the adverse effects related to it may also be different. Therefore, the objective of the present meta-analysis was to evaluate the effect of bempedoic acid on new onset or worsening diabetes.

methodsWe performed a meta-analysis including randomized trials of bempedoic acid therapy, reporting new onset or worsening diabetes with a minimum of 4 weeks of follow-up. The fixed-effects model was performed. This meta-analysis was performed according to PRISMA guidelines.

resultsFive eligible trials of bempedoic acid, including 3629 patients, were identified and considered eligible for the analyses. A total of 2419 subjects were allocated to receive bempedoic acid while 1210 subjects were allocated to the respective control arms. Bempedoic acid therapy is associated with a significant reduction in new onset or worsening diabetes [Odds Ratio: 0.66, 95% confidence interval: 0.48-0.90; I2: 0%].

conclusionThis data suggests that the use of bempedoic acid significantly reduces the new onset or worsening diabetes risk. This finding should be confirmed with future studies.

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AgedCholesterol, LDLDiabetes MellitusDicarboxylic AcidsFatty AcidsHumansHypoglycemic Agents8-hydroxy-2,2,14,14-tetramethylpentadecanedioic acidCholesterol, LDLDicarboxylic AcidsFatty AcidsHypoglycemic AgentsBempedoic acidMeta-analysisNew onset diabetesWorsernig diabetes

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PMID32827596
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