The Claim

In adults with cardiovascular disease but no diabetes, treatment with semaglutide over 34 months is associated with a lower rate of non-fatal myocardial infarction (2.7% vs 3.7%) compared to control, with a hazard ratio of 0.72 (95% CI 0.61–0.85), and this outcome was the only component of the primary composite endpoint to achieve statistical significance.

Source: Semaglutide reduces the absolute risk of major cardiovascular events by 1.5%

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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Quantitative
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In plain English

For people with heart disease but not diabetes, taking semaglutide seems to lower the chance of having a non-fatal heart attack over about three years — 2.7% of users had one versus 3.7% who didn’t take it.

See the scientific wording

In adults with cardiovascular disease but no diabetes, semaglutide is associated with a lower rate of non-fatal myocardial infarction (2.7% vs 3.7%) over 34 months, with a hazard ratio of 0.72 (95% CI 0.61–0.85), representing the only component of the primary composite endpoint to show a statistically significant benefit.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Semaglutide reduces the absolute risk of major cardiovascular events by 1.5%

    The study looked at semaglutide in people with heart disease but not diabetes, and found it reduced heart attacks, just like the claim says.

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