The Claim

In adults with type 2 diabetes, once-weekly exenatide reduces the composite risk of all-cause death or hospitalization for heart failure by 11%, with a hazard ratio of 0.89 (95% CI 0.80–0.99), based on data from a randomized controlled trial involving 14,752 patients followed for a median of 3.2 years, with consistent benefit across the overall population and a meaningful reduction in major cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Source: Effect of Once-Weekly Exenatide in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With and Without Heart Failure and Heart Failure-Related Outcomes: Insights From the EXSCEL Trial.

What the research says

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Quantitative
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In plain English

Taking a weekly diabetes shot called exenatide may help lower the chance of dying or ending up in the hospital with heart failure for people with type 2 diabetes.

See the scientific wording

Once-weekly exenatide reduces the composite risk of all-cause death or hospitalization for heart failure by 11% in adults with type 2 diabetes, with a hazard ratio of 0.89 (95% CI 0.80–0.99), based on data from a randomized controlled trial of 14,752 patients followed for a median of 3.2 years. This benefit is consistent across the overall population and reflects a meaningful reduction in major cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effect of Once-Weekly Exenatide in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With and Without Heart Failure and Heart Failure-Related Outcomes: Insights From the EXSCEL Trial.

    The study found that once-weekly exenatide reduced the combined risk of dying or being hospitalized for heart failure by 11%, just as claimed, especially in people who didn’t already have heart failure.

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