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Design and Baseline Characteristics of STEP-HFpEF Program Evaluating Semaglutide in Patients With Obesity HFpEF Phenotype.
JACC. Heart failure - 1 Aug 2023
Kosiborod Mikhail N, Abildstrøm Steen Z, Borlaug Barry A, Butler Javed, Christensen Louise, Davies Melanie, Hovingh Kees G, Kitzman Dalane W, Lindegaard Marie L, Møller Daniél Vega, Shah Sanjiv J, Treppendahl Marianne Bach, Verma Subodh, Petrie Mark C
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BACKGROUND: The majority of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) have the obesity phenotype, but no therapies specifically targeting obesity in HFpEF exist. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the design and baseline characteristics of 2 trials of semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, in patients with the obesity HFpEF phenotype: STEP-HFpEF...
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