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Observational studyCardiovascular diabetology2024

Association of semaglutide treatment with coronary artery inflammation in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a retrospective study based on pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation.

Yanhong Li, Wenjing Yao, Tianxing Wang, Qian Yang, Kexin Song, Feifei Zhang, Fan Wang, Yi Dang

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Yanhong Li *Department of Cardiology Center, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Wenjing Yao *Department of Cardiology Center, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Tianxing WangDepartment of Cardiology Center, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Qian YangDepartment of Cardiology Center, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China. yangqian8411@163.com.
Kexin SongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Feifei ZhangDepartment of Cardiology Center, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Fan WangDepartment of Cardiology Center, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Yi DangDepartment of Cardiology Center, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China. dangyiemail@126.com.

Funding

Hebei Province Medical Technology Tracking Project No. GZ2023013Key Research and Development Program of Hebei Province No. 18277791D
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe pericoronary fat attenuation index (FAI) has emerged as a novel and sensitive biomarker reflecting the degree of coronary artery inflammation. Semaglutide has been demonstrated to exert a cardiovascular protective effect independent of hypoglycemia; however, its impact on coronary artery inflammation remains elusive. This study aimed to investigate the association between semaglutide treatment and coronary artery inflammation based on FAI in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

methodsThis study enrolled 497 T2DM patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) at Hebei General Hospital, of whom 93 treated with semaglutide (Sema+) and 404 did not (Sema-). Clinical data, laboratory indicators, and CCTA parameters were collected and compared between the two groups at baseline. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to adjust for confounders, and pericoronary FAI was compared. Multivariate linear regression models were used to analyze the association between semaglutide treatment and pericoronary FAI.

resultsBefore PSM, pericoronary FAI of the LAD and LCX was lower in patients treated with semaglutide than those without semaglutide treatment. The results of the PSM analysis revealed a lower FAI in all three major coronary arteries in the Sema + group compared to the Sema- group. Multivariate linear regression analyses revealed an independent association between semaglutide treatment and reduced FAI in all three major coronary arteries. This association varied across T2DM patients of differing profiles.

conclusionSemaglutide treatment may be associated with lower coronary artery inflammation in patients with T2DM, which might partially explain its cardiovascular protective mechanism.

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Coronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsAdipose TissueAdiposityAgedChinaComputed Tomography AngiographyEpicardial Adipose TissueFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesGlucagon-Like PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsSemaglutideCoronary arteryPericoronary adipose tissueSemaglutideType 2 diabetes mellitusVascular inflammation

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PMID39342279
PMCPMC11439223

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