Type 2 diabetes is increasingly recognized as not only a metabolic disease but also a cardiovascular disorder. Indeed, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this population.
Melanie Davies, an expert in diabetes at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, discusses the emerging role of GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) in the management of type 2 diabetes patients who have either established ASCVD or an increased risk for that disease.
She covers the major outcomes trials examining GLP-1 RA therapy in this patient population and the evidence for its use in reducing both major cardiovascular adverse outcomes and cardiovascular death.
Dr Davies then discusses the main theories on how GLP-1 RA therapy confers cardiovascular benefit, before outlining when it should be used in high-risk individuals.
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