Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase III, Multicentre, International, Randomised, Parallel Group, Double Blind Cardiovascular Safety Study of BI 10773 (10 mg and 25 mg Administered Orally Once Daily) Compared to Usual Care in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients With Increased Cardiovascular Risk
Brief Summary: The aim of the present study is to investigate the safety of BI 10773 treatment in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and high cardiovascular risk.


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A: Inclusion criteria:

* Male or female patient age \>= 18 years at screening. For Japan only: Age \>= 20 years at screening
* Patients with chronic HF (Chronic Heart Failure) NYHA (New York Heart Association Classification) class II-IV and reduced EF (Ejection Fraction) (LVEF (Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction) \<=40%) and elevated NT-proBNP (N-terminal of the prohormone brain natriuretic peptide)

  * If EF \>= 36% to \<= 40%: NT-proBNP \>= 2500 pg/ml or patients without AF (atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter) and NT-proBNP \>= 5000 pg/ml for patients with AF
  * If EF \>= 31% to \<= 35%: NT-proBNP \>= 1000 pg/ml for patients without AF and NT-proBNP \>=2000 pg/ml for patients with AF
  * If EF\<= 30%: NT-proBNP \>= 600 pg/ml for patients without AF and NT-proBNP \>=1200 pg/ml for patients with AF
  * EF ≤ 40% and hospitalization for heart failure in the past 12 months: NTproBNP ≥ 600 pg/ml for patients without AF and NT-proBNP \>= 1200 pg/ml for patients with AF
* Appropriate dose of medical therapy for HF consistent with prevailing local and international CV (Cardiovascular) guidelines, stable for at least 1 week prior to Visit 1
* Appropriate use of medical devices such as cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) consistent with prevailing local or international CV guidelines
* Signed and dated written ICF (Informed Consent Form)
* Further inclusion criteria apply

Exclusion criteria:

* Myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or other major cardiovascular surgery, stroke or TIA (Transient Ischaemic Attack) in past 90 days prior to Visit 1
* Heart transplant recipient, or listed for heart transplant
* Acute decompensated HF
* Systolic blood pressure (SBP) \>= 180 mmHg at Visit 2.
* Symptomatic hypotension and/or a SBP \< 100 mmHg
* Indication of liver disease
* Impaired renal function, defined as eGFR (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate) \< 20 mL/min/1.73 m2 (CKD-EPI (Chronic Kidney Disease - Epidemiology Collaboration Equation)) or requiring dialysis
* History of ketoacidosis
* Current use or prior use of a SGLT (Sodium-glucose co-transporter)-2 inhibitor or combined SGLT-1 and 2 inhibitor
* Currently enrolled in another investigational device or drug study
* Known allergy or hypersensitivity to empagliflozin or other SGLT-2 inhibitors
* Women who are pregnant, nursing, or who plan to become pregnant while in the trial
* Further exclusion criteria apply
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Coronary heart disease
* Type 2 diabetes

Exclusion Criteria:

* Severe organ dysfunction, psychopathy, infection, neutropenia
* Congenital heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, severe arrhythmia, myocardiopathy
C: Inclusion criteria:

1. Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus prior to informed consent
2. Male or female patients on diet and exercise regimen who are drug naive or pre treated with any background therapy. Antidiabetic therapy has to be unchanged for 12 weeks prior to randomization.
3. Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) of \>= 7.0% and \<=10% for patients on background therapy or HbA1c \>= 7.0% and \<= 9.0% for drug naive patients
4. Age \>= 18 years
5. Body Mass index \<= 45 at Visit 1
6. Signed and dated informed consent
7. High cardiovascular risk

Exclusion criteria:

1. Uncontrolled hyperglycaemia with a glucose level \>240 mg/dl (\>13.3 mmol/L) after an overnight fast during placebo run-in and confirmed by a second measurement (not on the same day)
2. Indication of liver disease, defined by serum levels of either alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase ALT or alkaline phosphatase above 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) as determined at screening and/or run in.
3. Planned cardiac surgery or angioplasty within 3 months
4. Impaired renal function, defined as Glomerular Filtration Rate \<30 ml/min (severe renal impairment, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula) during screening or run in.
5. Bariatric surgery within the past two years and other gastrointestinal surgeries that induce chronic malabsorption
6. Blood dyscrasias or any disorders causing haemolysis or unstable Red Blood Cell (e.g. malaria, babesiosis, haemolytic anemia)
7. Medical history of cancer (except for basal cell carcinoma) and/or treatment for cancer within the last 5 years
8. Contraindications to background therapy according to the local label
9. Treatment with anti-obesity drugs (e.g. sibutramine, orlistat) 3 months prior to informed consent or any other treatment at the time of screening (i.e. surgery, aggressive diet regimen, etc.) leading to unstable body weight
10. Current treatment with systemic steroids at time of informed consent or change in dosage of thyroid hormones within 6 weeks prior to informed consent or any other uncontrolled endocrine disorder except type 2 diabetes mellitus
11. Pre-menopausal women (last menstruation \<+ 1 year prior to informed consent) who:

    * are nursing or pregnant or
    * are of child-bearing potential and are not practicing an acceptable method of birth control, or do not plan to continue using this method throughout the study and do not agree to submit to periodic pregnancy testing during participation in the trial. Acceptable methods of birth control include tubal ligation, transdermal patch, intra uterine devices/systems, oral, implantable or injectable contraceptives, sexual abstinence, double barrier method and vasectomised partner
12. Alcohol or drug abuse within the 3 months prior to informed consent that would interfere with trial participation or any ongoing condition leading to a decreased compliance to study procedures or study drug intake
13. Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within 30 days prior to informed consent
14. Any other clinical condition that would jeopardize patients safety while participating in this clinical trial
15. Acute coronary syndrome, stroke or TIA within 2 months prior to informed consent
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* All patients must have a diagnosis of T2DM and may be currently treated with a stable regimen of antihyperglycemic agent(s)
* Patients in the study must have a HbA1c between \>=7 and \<=10.0%
* Patients must have a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) \<270 mg/dL (15 mmol/L)

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of diabetic ketoacidosis, type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), pancreas or beta cell transplantation, or diabetes secondary to pancreatitis or pancreatectomy, or a severe hypoglycemic episode within 6 months before screening

Answer: C