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Would you consider changing a non-diabetic patient with obesity and a history of CAD who is on semaglutide to tirzepatide if they have not achieved their weight loss goals?

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Would you consider changing a non-diabetic patient with obesity and a history of CAD who is on semaglutide to tirzepatide if they have not achieved their weight loss goals?

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Endocrinology · UNC
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For now, I would NOT switch a patient with any atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease from semaglutide to tirzepatide, assuming that they had a substantial response to semaglutide and was tolerating semaglutide well. The rationale is that cardiovascular event prevention would be the primary goal of ...

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Endocrinology · Advocare Princeton Cardiometabolic Health
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While we don't yet have definitive cardiovascular outcomes data for tirzepatide, emerging evidence suggests it may have a favorable cardiovascular profile. Meta-analyses from earlier SURPASS trials show promising signals compared to placebo (see Figures 2 and 3 in Sattar et al., PMID 35210595). Alth...

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Endocrinology · University of Missouri School of Medicine
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If they have plateaued for several months or are gaining weight, I would consider changing. However, first I would recommend a nutritional review for it is possible to overeat even with GLP-1 medications.

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