GLP-1 receptor agonists × cardiovascular events

SynthesisBMC cardiovascular disorders2025

Cardiovascular benefits of semaglutide: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Samin Sadraei et al.PubMed ↗Full text ↗Publisher ↗

  • Semaglutidelooks good hereLower major heart events.Randomised, large.

What the trial testedrandomised · 27,617 people · 2025

Randomised vs placebo

Lowered major heart events

−19%−26% to −12%

semaglutide vs placebo

Bigger than 4 in 10 for cardiovascular events

As reported

RR 0.81, 95% CI 0.74–0.88 · the paper's word: major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)

Who was studied, and how

27,617people with cardiovascular disease, in this paper

The trial randomly assignedassigned by chance

semaglutide
placebo

Lowered major heart events−19%

randomised

the abstract, start to end

after administration of semaglutide (RR: 0.81, 95% CI: 0.74-0.88, p < 0.001,

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)semaglutide vs placebo
RR 0.810.74–0.88
GLP-1 receptor agonistsCardiovascular events

GLP-1 receptor agonists × cardiovascular eventshelps?mixed

unlikelylikely
0.50not counted
← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
more certainless certain
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