GLP-1 receptor agonists × cardiovascular events

Observational studyDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2025

Lower risk of cardiovascular events in patients initiated on semaglutide 2.4 mg in the real-world: Results from the SCORE study (Semaglutide Effects on Cardiovascular Outcomes in People with Overweight or Obesity in the Real World).

Kim G Smolderen et al.PubMed ↗Full text ↗Publisher ↗

  • Semaglutide 2.4 mgno clear effectLower rMACE-5, no range given.No ranges given.

What the trial testedas reported · 18,642 people · 2025

No range given

Reported lower rMACE-5, no range given

−45%

semaglutide 2.4 mg vs not on semaglutide

Bigger than 9 in 10 for cardiovascular events

As reported

HR 0.55, no interval

Who was studied, and how

45,456people in the Semaglutide Effects on Cardiovascular Outcomes in People With Overweight or Obesity in the Real World trial, from 2024
18,642of them with cardiovascular disease, aged 45+, in this paper

The trial randomly assignedassigned by chance

semaglutide 2.4 mg
not on semaglutide

Reported lower rMACE-5, no range given−45%

randomised

the abstract, start to end

lower risks of rMACE-5 (hazard ratio: 0.55; p < 0.001), rMACE-3 (0.43;

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
No interval given · direction only, strength unknown
RMACE-5semaglutide 2.4 mg vs not on semaglutide
HR 0.55
GLP-1 receptor agonistsCardiovascular events
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8 papers cite it

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The trial

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