Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

The SELECT Trial: A Brief Summary

December 07, 2023 Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute
The SELECT Trial: A Brief Summary
Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals
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Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals
The SELECT Trial: A Brief Summary
Dec 07, 2023
Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute

Findings from a multi-center, international clinical trial reported by a Cleveland Clinic physician show that semaglutide reduced cardiovascular events by 20 percent in adults with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease who don’t have diabetes. A. Michael Lincoff, MD, SELECT’s lead author and vice chair for research in Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, provides an overview of the SELECT trial and findings.

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Findings from a multi-center, international clinical trial reported by a Cleveland Clinic physician show that semaglutide reduced cardiovascular events by 20 percent in adults with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease who don’t have diabetes. A. Michael Lincoff, MD, SELECT’s lead author and vice chair for research in Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, provides an overview of the SELECT trial and findings.