In patients with HFpEF and obesity, tirzepatide was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular mortality or worsening heart failure events than standard therapy.
In plain wordsIn people with obesity and HFpEF, tirzepatide was linked to fewer cardiovascular deaths or worsening heart failure events than standard therapy.
- Peptide
- Tirzepatide
- Outcome
- DecreaseComposite of cardiovascular mortality and worsening heart failure events
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Standard therapy
- Outcome group
- Cardiovascular events · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Measurements
- HR
- 0.5 ratio
- vs standard therapy
Source sentences
Tirzepatide was associated with a significant reduction in the composite outcome of cardiovascular mortality and worsening heart failure events compared with standard therapy (HR 0.50; 95% CI: 0.42-0.60; p < 0.001).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Our final analysis included five studies, including RCTs and observational studies with a total of 47,710 patients with HFpEF and BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, a mean age of 64.7 years, and follow-up ranging from 52 to 146 weeks.