Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

Heart-related results of oral incretin drugs in type 2 diabetes from analysis of 67,679 patients

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Abstract

The cardiovascular benefits of oral incretin-based therapies, such as oral semaglutide and DPP-4 inhibitors, remain less well defined.

  • Injectable GLP-1 receptor agonists, like semaglutide, have shown clear cardiovascular benefits in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
  • There is a need for comprehensive evaluation of the cardiovascular efficacy of oral incretin-based therapies.
  • Current understanding of the cardiovascular effects of oral semaglutide and DPP-4 inhibitors is limited.

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