In adults with type 2 diabetes, subcutaneous semaglutide significantly reduced MACE versus lixisenatide (HR 0.73).
In plain wordsIn adults with type 2 diabetes, semaglutide injections lowered major heart events compared with lixisenatide.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- DecreaseMACE versus lixisenatide
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Lixisenatide
- Outcome group
- Cardiovascular events · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · subcutaneousAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Subcutaneous semaglutide (HR 0.73, 95% CI 0.55-0.96)
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The relative efficacy of different sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) in reducing cardiorenal events in type 2 diabetic adults is unclear.
Three primary endpoints were major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), hospitalization for heart failure (HHF), and kidney function progression (KFP).