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Efficacy of liraglutide intervention in myocardial infarction : A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Design
Meta-analysis · 469 participants · Hard outcome
Match to healthy normal-weight adults aged 55–75
Population unclear[Auto] Synthesis; population mix not determinable from abstract. Review the included-study populations.
Could weight loss explain it?
Unknown[Auto] Not addressed in abstract.
Study tier
Study tier 2[Auto] Systematic review/meta-analysis of randomized trials (auto-provisional; heterogeneity and included-study quality not assessed).
Assessment
Version 1 · automatic, not yet reviewed by a person · Sep 13, 2026

Study facts come from the paper. Population match, weight-loss explanation and study tier are our judgments, made against the reference group of healthy normal-weight adults aged 55–75.

[Auto, unreviewed; quoted from abstract conclusions] Liraglutide intervention is associated with significantly improved left ventricular ejection fraction and superoxide dismutase, reduced high-sensitivity C‑reactive protein in patients with MI, but has no remarkable impact on major adverse cardiovascular events, recurrence of MI, repeated revascularization or cardiac death.

01Findings

What the study reported

Drugs
Liraglutide
Comparator
placebo
Primary outcome
Not extracted
Effect
Not extracted
95% confidence interval
Not extracted
Follow-up
Not stated
Adverse events
Not extracted
Limitations
Auto-classified from abstract only; effect estimates, adverse events and limitations not extracted. Requires manual review.

Who was studied

Cvd status
cardiovascular disease present in population (see abstract)
Sample size
469

Study quality details

Study design
Meta-analysis
Sample size
469
Randomization
n/a
Blinding
not stated
Comparator
placebo
Follow up duration
not stated
Outcome type
hard
Replication
not assessed (auto)
Consistency with other evidence
not assessed (auto)
Population applicability
UNKNOWN
Statistical precision
CI reported: 95% confidence interval [CI] =1
Risk of bias
not assessed (auto)
Funding conflicts
unclear
Peer review status
yes
02Funding

Funding and conflicts

Funding
not reported in abstract
Industry funded
Unclear
Manufacturer
None identified
Sponsor role
not reported in abstract
Author conflicts
not available in metadata
Independent replication
unknown

Funding is shown on every study and never used to score it.

04Source

The source, as retrieved

Abstract

[INTRODUCTION] The efficacy of liraglutide intervention for myocardial infarction (MI) remains controversial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the influence of liraglutide intervention versus placebo on cardiac function for MI. [METHODS] We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of science, EBSCO, and Cochrane library databases through April 2018 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effect of liraglutide intervention versus placebo on MI. This meta-analysis was performed using the random-effect model. [RESULTS] Four randomized controlled trials involving 469 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Overall, compared with control group for MI, liraglutide intervention significantly improved left ventricular ejection fraction (mean difference [MD] = 4.42; 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.71 to 7.14; P = 0.001), superoxide dismutase (MD = 6.89; 95% CI = 1.80 to 11.98; P = 0.008), and decreased high-sensitivity C‑reactive protein (MD = -0.21; 95% CI = -0.33 to -0.09; P = 0.0006), but had no remarkable influence on major adverse cardiovascular events (risk ratio = 0.56; 95% CI = 0.28-1.09; P = 0.09), recurrence of MI (risk ratio = 0.50; 95% CI = 0.19-1.30; P = 0.16), repeated revascularization (risk ratio = 0.49; 95% CI = 0.17-1.42; P = 0.19), and cardiac death (risk ratio = 0.57; 95% CI = 0.12-2.73; P = 0.48). [CONCLUSIONS] Liraglutide intervention is associated with significantly improved left ventricular ejection fraction and superoxide dismutase, reduced high-sensitivity C‑reactive protein in patients with MI, but has no remarkable impact on major adverse cardiovascular events, recurrence of MI, repeated revascularization or cardiac death.

Where this record came from

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pubmedSep 13, 202630467578
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