Objective To explore the effect of semaglutide on myocardial injury markers and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Methods A total of 100 patients with T2DM admitted to Xingtai Third Hospital from January to December 2021 were selected as the research subjects,and they were divided into the control group and the observation group by using the random number table,with 50 patients in each group.The patients in both groups were given lifestyle interventions,including reasonable diet,moderate exercise,smoking cessation and alcohol restriction.On this basis,the patients in the control group were given the conventional hypoglycemic drug metformin,and the patients in the observation group were given metformin and semaglutide injection.The patients in both groups were treated for 12 months.Before and after treatment,fasting venous blood was collected from the patients in the two groups,and the levels of glycated hemoglobin(HbA1c)were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography,the fasting plasma glucose(FPG),2-hour postprandial glucose(2hPG),total cholesterol(TC),triglycerides(TG),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C),and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)were measured by using the glucose oxidase method,and the levels of serum cardiac troponin Ⅰ(cTnⅠ),myoglobin(Myo),and lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)were measured by using the electro-chemiluminescence or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.The systolic blood pressure(SBP)and diastolic blood pressure(DBP)in the right upper arm of patients were measured by using an electronic blood pressure monitor.The cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events such as myocardial infarction,unstable angina,heart failure,cardiogenic shock,arrhythmia,ischemic stroke,and hemorrhagic stroke during treatment of patients in two groups were recorded.Results Before treatment,there was no statistically significant difference in the levels of FPG,2hPG,and HbA1c of patients between the two groups(P>0.05).After treatment,the levels of FPG,2hPG,and HbA1c of patients in the two groups were significantly lower than those before treatment(P<0.05);and the levels of FPG,2hPG,and HbA1c of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).Before treatment,there was no statistically significant difference in SBP and DBP of patients between the two groups(P>0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in SBP and DBP of patients before and after treatment in the control group(P>0.05);after treatment,the SBP and DBP of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those before treatment and in the control group(P<0.05).Before treatment,there was no statistically significant difference in the levels of TC,TG,LDL-C,and HDL-C of patients between the two groups(P>0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the levels of TC,TG,LDL-C,and HDL-C of patients before and after treatment in the control group(P>0.05);after treatment,the levels of TC,TG,and LDL-C of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those before treatment,while the level of HDL-C was significantly higher than that before treatment(P<0.05);after treatment,the levels of TC,TG,and LDL-C of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group,while the level of HDL-C was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).During the treatment period,the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events of patients in the control and observation groups was 18.0%(9/50)and 4.0%(2/50),respectively;the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events of patients in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group(x2=4.320,P<0.05).Before treatment,there was no statistically significant difference in levels of cTnⅠ,Myo,and LDH of patients between the two groups(P>0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the levels of cTnⅠ,Myo,and LDH of patients before and after treatment in the control group(P>0.05);after treatment,the levels of cTnⅠ,Myo,and LDH of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those before treatment and in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Semaglutide can obviously reduce blood glucose and pressure,improve blood lipids,reduce the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events,and alleviate the degree of myocardial injury in patients with T2DM.
semaglutidetype 2 diabetes mellituscardiovascular and cerebrovascular eventsmyocardial injury markers