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ArticleDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2026

Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Clinical Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Who Initiated Semaglutide 2.4 mg in the Real-World: Results From the SCORE-Clinical ASCVD Study.

Michael G Nanna, Carlos Mena-Hurtado, Victoria Divino, Zhenxiang Zhao, Yan Chen, Joanna Boland, Jinlin Song, Andrea Traina, Kerem Ozer, Filip K Knop and 1 more

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Michael G NannaSection of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5745-1636
Carlos Mena-HurtadoSection of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Victoria DivinoNovo Nordisk Inc., Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA.
Zhenxiang ZhaoNovo Nordisk Inc., Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA.
Yan ChenAnalysis Group, Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5317-1909
Joanna BolandAnalysis Group, Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7858-979X
Jinlin SongAnalysis Group, Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA.
Andrea TrainaNovo Nordisk Inc., Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA.
Kerem OzerNovo Nordisk Inc., Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA.
Filip K KnopNovo Nordisk A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark.
Kim G SmolderenSection of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Abstract

aimsTo evaluate the association between semaglutide 2.4 mg and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among adults with clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and overweight/obesity without diabetes in real-world clinical practice. MATERIALS AND

methodsAdults aged ≥ 45 years with overweight/obesity and clinical ASCVD were identified from a United States database (2016-2024). Patients initiating semaglutide 2.4 mg were matched 1:2 with individuals not treated with semaglutide 2.4 mg through a propensity score model including > 70 demographic and clinical covariates. Primary outcomes were revised 3-point MACE (rMACE-3: myocardial infarction [MI], stroke, all-cause mortality) and revised 5-point MACE (rMACE-5: rMACE-3, heart failure [HF] hospitalisation, coronary revascularization). Secondary outcomes included 3-point MACE and 5-point MACE (replacing all-cause mortality with cardiovascular-related mortality) and HF composite outcomes; exploratory outcomes were incident type 2 diabetes (T2D), major adverse kidney events (MAKE) and major obesity-related adverse events (MORAE). Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models.

resultsThe final sample comprised 38 308 patients with semaglutide 2.4 mg use propensity-score matched to 76 615 patients without. Over a mean follow-up of 8.6 months, semaglutide 2.4 mg significantly reduced the risk of rMACE-3 (HR: 0.55; 95% CI: 0.47-0.65), rMACE-5 (0.63; 0.56-0.71), MACE-3 (0.66; 0.56-0.78) and MACE-5 (0.69; 0.62-0.77). Semaglutide 2.4 mg also significantly reduced the risk of HF composite outcomes, T2D, MAKE and MORAE.

conclusionsSemaglutide 2.4 mg was associated with a significantly reduced risk of MACE and other obesity-related outcomes, extending prior evidence of benefits to a broader clinical ASCVD population.

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AtherosclerosisCardiovascular DiseasesGlucagon-Like PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityOverweightPropensity ScoreRisk FactorsSemaglutideUnited StatesGlucagon-Like PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsSemaglutidecardiovascular diseasecohort studyGLP‐1observational studyreal‐world evidencesemaglutide

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