Research
Hormonal
Semaglutide improved Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ-CSS) by +7.6 points in women and +7.5 points in men.
Semaglutide can be considered effective for improving heart failure symptoms in both men and women.
StrongSupportsmedium confidence
Semaglutide improved KCCQ-CSS regardless of sex (mean difference in women +7.6 points [95% CI: 4.5-10.7 points]; men +7.5 points [95% CI: 4.3-10.6 points]; P interaction = 0.94)
Why this rating
Based on the large randomized controlled trial design.
Source
Efficacy of Semaglutide by Sex in Obesity-Related Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Subodh Verma et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2024
rct · n=1145Cited 47×
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