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. 2021 Mar 31;20:75. doi: 10.1186/s12933-021-01254-1

Table 2.

Cardiovascular outcome trials completed in 2020: comparison of active vs. placebo group

VERTIS-CV [23] SCORED [28]
Class & cardiovascular outcomes HR (95.6% CI) p-value Class & cardiovascular outcomes HR (95.6% CI) p-value

Primary composite outcome

Composite outcome of MACE (CV death, nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke)

0.97 (0.85–1.11)

p < 0.001

Primary composite outcome

Total occurrences of CV death, HHF, and urgent visits for HF

0.74 (0.63–0.88)

p < 0.001

Secondary outcome

CV death or HHF

0.88 (0.75–1.03)

p = 0.11

Secondary outcome

Total occurrence of HF events 

0.67 (0.55–0.82)

p < 0.001

Secondary outcome

CV death

0.92 (0.77–1.11)

p = 0.39

Secondary outcome

CV death

0.90 (0.73–1.12)

p = 0.35

Secondary outcome

Hospitalization for heart failure

0.70 (0.54–0.90)

p = 0.006

Secondary outcome

3P-Mace and HHF events

0.72 (0.63–0.83)

Secondary outcome

Kidney composite: dialysis/transplant, doubling of serum creatinine level, or renal death

0.81 (0.63–1.04)

p = 0.08

Secondary outcome

All-cause mortality

0.99 (0.83–1.18)
Adverse events Event rate (%) active vs. placebo group Adverse events Event rate (%) active vs. placebo group
Urinary tract infection 12.2 vs. 12.0 vs. 10.2 Diarrhea 8.5 vs. 6.0
Acute pancreatitis 0.4 vs. 0.2 vs. 0.4 Genital infections 2.4 vs. 0.9
Diabetic ketoacidosis 0.3 vs. 0.4 vs. 0.1 Diabetic ketoacidosis 0.6 vs. 0.3