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Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Overweight/Obesity in Routine Clinical Practice

2026-02-20 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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Background and AimsThe glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) semaglutide has demonstrated efficacy for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease among patients with overweight/obesity without diabetes mellitus. However, the comparative effectiveness of GLP-1 RA versus other antiobesity medications (e.g. phentermine-topiramate) not been evaluated. MethodsThis was a retrospective, observational, cohort study using target trial emulation methodology using the Truveta electro...

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