In the SELECT randomized controlled trial — 17,604 adults with obesity and established cardiovascular disease but no diabetes, followed for a mean of ~40 months — once-weekly semaglutide reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (CV death, non-fatal MI, non-fatal stroke) by 20% versus placebo, with concordant reductions in renal outcomes and progression to diabetes.

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