Among males ( n = 2,998,317), treatment was associated with 58,098 fewer MACE (~ 15% relative reduction), 14,956 fewer cardiovascular deaths (~ 7%), 43,931 fewer nonfatal myocardial infarctions (~ 25%), and 12,884 fewer nonfatal strokes (~ 12%)
Semaglutide is a weight loss drug that targets the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), sold by Novo Nordisk under the brand name Wegovy to treat people with obesity and under Ozempic to treat patients with both type 2 diabetes and obesity
Associations of semaglutide with incident and recurrent CUD diagnosis in patients with type 2 diabetes The study population for the analyses of incident CUD diagnosis in patients with T2D consisted of 587,849 patients with T2D who had no prior recorded diagnosis of CUD
McCall McPhereson: Absolutely
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