Diabetes Discourse

Do Incretins Play An Important Role In the Cardiovascular System?

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Sinopsis

Guest: John Buse, MD, PhD Host: Steven Edelman, MD Diabetes therapeutics such as glucose and weight control are major physiological functions of the new glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists. But is there evidence to suggest that GLP-1 may also have some cardiovascular benefits? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and Dr. John Buse, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, as they discuss the emerging cardiovascular actions of incretin hormones.