GLP-1 receptor agonists in obesity treatment: Effects on cardiometabolic variables and cardiovascular disease.
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
liraglutide | decrease | weight | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #1 |
liraglutide | increase | body composition | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #2 |
liraglutide | increase | parameters related to glucose metabolism | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #3 |
liraglutide | decrease | hypertension | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #4 |
liraglutide | decrease | dyslipidemia | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #5 |
liraglutide | decrease | triglycerides | overweight/obesity | - | reduction | #6 |
liraglutide | increase | HDL cholesterol | overweight/obesity | - | increase | #7 |
liraglutide | decrease | metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #8 |
semaglutide | decrease | weight | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #9 |
semaglutide | increase | body composition | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #10 |
semaglutide | increase | parameters related to glucose metabolism | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #11 |
semaglutide | decrease | hypertension | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #12 |
semaglutide | decrease | dyslipidemia | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #13 |
semaglutide | decrease | triglycerides | overweight/obesity | - | reduction | #14 |
semaglutide | increase | HDL cholesterol | overweight/obesity | - | increase | #15 |
semaglutide | decrease | metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #16 |
tirzepatide | decrease | weight | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #17 |
tirzepatide | increase | body composition | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #18 |
tirzepatide | increase | parameters related to glucose metabolism | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #19 |
tirzepatide | decrease | hypertension | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #20 |
tirzepatide | decrease | dyslipidemia | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #21 |
tirzepatide | decrease | triglycerides | overweight/obesity | - | reduction | #22 |
tirzepatide | increase | HDL cholesterol | overweight/obesity | - | increase | #23 |
tirzepatide | decrease | metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease | overweight/obesity | - | have shown improvements | #24 |
semaglutide 2.4mg sc | decrease | cardiovascular mortality | - | - | has shown a reduction | #25 |
semaglutide 2.4mg sc | decrease | non-fatal myocardial infarction or stroke | - | - | has shown a reduction | #26 |
semaglutide 2.4mg sc | decrease | symptoms of heart failure | - | - | has shown a reduction | #27 |
tirzepatide | decrease | cardiovascular mortality | patients with obesity and heart failure | - | has demonstrated a reduction | #28 |
tirzepatide | decrease | heart failure symptoms | patients with obesity and heart failure | - | has demonstrated a reduction | #29 |
drugs with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (arGLP-1) action | decrease | weight | obesity | - | achieve greater weight loss | #30 |
drugs with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (arGLP-1) action | increase | cardiometabolic comorbidities | obesity | - | improvements | #31 |
Obesity is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. Drugs with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (arGLP-1) action for overweight/obesity, such as liraglutide, semaglutide, and tirzepatide, have shown improvements in weight and body composition, as well as in parameters related to glucose metabolism, hypertension, dyslipidemia (reduction of triglycerides and increase in HDL cholesterol), and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Additionally, semaglutide 2.4mg sc has shown a reduction in cardiovascular mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction or stroke, and symptoms of heart failure, while tirzepatide has demonstrated a reduction in cardiovascular mortality and heart failure symptoms in patients with obesity and heart failure. The availability of these new drugs with arGLP-1 action represents a paradigm shift in the treatment of obesity, as they achieve greater weight loss and improvements in cardiometabolic comorbidities.