Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Patients with Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: A Real-World Study.

Introduction and

Objectives

There is limited evidence on the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the interplay between cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and metabolic dysfunction. This work analyzed the efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide in patients with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome. Patients and

Methods

This observational, real-world study included patients with heart failure, chronic kidney disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with once-weekly semaglutide (Sema-CKM Group) and patients not treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (Control-CKM Group). A 1:1 propensity score matching analysis was performed. The two primary outcomes were heart failure events and major kidney disease events at 24 months.

Results

After matching, 302 patients were included in each group. A heart failure event occurred in 63 patients (20.9%) in the Sema-CKM Group and 121 (40.1%) in the Control-CKM Group (OR: 0.80; 95%CI: 0.62-0.98; p < 0.01). The number of major kidney disease events was lower in the Sema-CKM Group than the Control-CKM Group (36 vs. 65; OR: 0.85; 95%CI: 0.72-0.98; p = 0.014). Patients in the Sema-CKM Group were more likely to have an improvement in heart failure health status from baseline to 24 months (OR: 2.80; 95%CI: 1.30-4.30; p < 0.01). Semaglutide also improved glycemic control (glycated hemoglobin -0.7%) and reduced body weight (-9.3 kg).

Conclusions

Once-weekly semaglutide was associated with reductions in heart failure events and major kidney disease events in patients with heart failure, chronic kidney disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Further research on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome is needed.