These drugs induce a mean weight loss of 1.88kg and also lower blood pressure (mean: 2.46mmHg in systolic and 1.46mmHg in diastolic blood pressure).48 The EMPA-REG,49 CANVAS and CANVAS-R trials,50 conducted in patients with DM2 and high cardiovascular risk, showed empagliflozin and canagliflozin to reduce cardiovascular risk (including cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction or non-fatal stroke, and hospital admission due to heart failure)

Clinical Implications Beyond Diabetes and Obesity While retatrutide is being tested primarily for obesity and type 2 diabetes , its impact on LDL suggests future use in: Cardiovascular disease prevention (alongside statins or in statin-intolerant patients) Metabolic syndrome management Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD/NASH) , since LDL and triglyceride metabolism are central to liver health Complementary to Statins Unlike statins, which only reduce LDL synthesis, retatrutide may work through multiple lipid pathways , making it synergistic rather than redundant
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