Clinical Context The relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease has long been recognized, but proving that weight loss reduces cardiovascular…
Browsing: Cardiovascular Outcomes
In patients with type 2 diabetes, intensive blood-pressure control (targeting systolic BP <120 mm Hg) significantly reduced cardiovascular events compared to standard treatment (systolic BP <140 mm Hg), though it was associated with increased risks of symptomatic hypotension and hyperkalemia.
In patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular (CV) risk, oral semaglutide demonstrated non-inferior cardiovascular safety to placebo, showing no significant increase in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), which included cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and non-fatal stroke.
In patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk, once-weekly semaglutide significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke) compared to placebo, though it was associated with a higher risk of diabetic retinopathy complications.