To evaluate the efficacy of a novel sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor in pr… — USMLE Step 2 CK

To evaluate the efficacy of a novel sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor in preventing cardiovascular mortality, a multicenter, double-blind trial enrolls patients with chronic heart failure. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the SGLT2 inhibitor or a placebo. After a median follow-up of three years, the data are analyzed. Among the $2,000$ patients in the intervention group, $240$ experienced a cardiovascular mortality event. In the control group, which also consisted of $2,000$ patients, $320$ experienced a cardiovascular mortality event. Based on these findings, what is the number needed to treat to prevent one cardiovascular mortality event over the study period?

Cevap: 25 patients

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25 patients

The Number Needed to Treat (NNT) represents the number of patients who must receive a particular intervention in order to prevent one additional adverse outcome. It is calculated as

\frac{1}{ARR}

(Absolute Risk Reduction). In this study, the control event rate (CER) is

\frac{320}{2,000} = 0.16

, and the experimental event rate (EER) is

\frac{240}{2,000} = 0.12

. The ARR is

0.16 - 0.12 = 0.04

. The inverse of

0.04

(

\frac{1}{0.04}

) yields an NNT of

25

. Therefore,

25

patients need to be treated with the SGLT2 inhibitor to prevent one cardiovascular mortality event.

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Calculate the Control Event Rate (CER).

CER = \frac{320}{2000} = 0.16

The baseline risk of the event in the unexposed/placebo population is required to determine how much the treatment reduces that risk.

Calculate the Experimental Event Rate (EER).

EER = \frac{240}{2000} = 0.12

The risk of the event in the treated population is needed to compare against the baseline.

Calculate the Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR).

ARR = CER - EER = 0.16 - 0.12 = 0.04

ARR represents the absolute difference in event rates between the two groups.

Calculate the Number Needed to Treat (NNT).

NNT = \frac{1}{ARR} = \frac{1}{0.04} = 25

NNT is the inverse of ARR, indicating how many patients need to receive the intervention to prevent one additional adverse outcome.

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Number Needed to Treat (NNT) is calculated as the inverse of the Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR).

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