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Only 8% of eligible candidates with type 2 diabetes are prescribed GLP-1RA.
Cardiologists should be aware of the low prescription rates of GLP-1RA among eligible patients.
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Especially GLP-1RA is only used in 8% of eligible candidates with type 2 diabetes.
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The use of glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonist in the cardiology practice
Pieter Martens et al. · Acta cardiologica. Supplementum · 2022
DOI 10.1080/00015385.2022.2076307
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