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Table 5 Cardiovascular and diabetic drug therapy from scan to 1 year post scan

From: Cardiac magnetic resonance for asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular high risk (CATCH): a pilot study

 

Baseline

1 year post scan

p

Anti-hypertensives

 Beta-blockers

11 (17%)

17 (27%)

0.014*

 ACE inhibitor

29 (46%)

33 (52%)

0.10

 Calcium channel blockers

41 (65%)

44 (69%)

0.18

 Alpha-blockers

5 (8%)

7 (11%)

0.32

 Diuretics

5 (8%)

8 (13%)

0.08

 ARB

12 (19%)

13 (21%)

0.32

Lipid-modifying agents

 Statin

39 (62%)

48 (76%)

0.0067*

 Fibrates

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

1

Anti-hyperglycaemic agents

 Acarbose

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

1

 Sulfonylureas

23 (37%)

23 (37%)

1

 SGLT-2 inhibitor

11 (17%)

16 (25%)

0.025*

 Metformin

57 (90%)

59 (94%)

0.16

 DDP-4 inhibitor

26 (41%)

27 (43%)

0.71

 Insulin

19 (30%)

19 (30%)

1

 Pioglitazone

14 (22%)

19 (30%)

0.025*

Anti-platelet agents

 Clopidogrel

4 (6%)

12 (19%)

0.0047*

 Aspirin

15 (24%)

27 (43%)

0.0013*

  1. ACE angiotension converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, SGLT-2 sodium-glucose co-transport 2 inhibitor, DDP-4 dipeptidyl peptidase-4
  2. * p < 0.05