Abbreviations
ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; AT, adipose
tissue; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; CETP, cholesteryl ester transfer
protein; CVD, cardiovascular disease; CVOT, cardiovascular outcome trial;
FFA, f ree fatty acids; GIP, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide;
GLP-1 RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist; HFpEF, heart failure
with preserved ejection f raction; HDL, high density lipoprotein; HDL-C,
high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HSL, hormone sensitive lipase;
IL-6, interleukin-6; LDL, low density lipoprotein; LPL, lipoprotein lipase;
MACE, major adverse cardiovascular events; MRI-PDFF, magnetic
resonance imaging proton density fat f raction; MRS, magnetic
resonance spectroscopy; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH,
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; RAAS,
renin-angiotensin aldosterone system; ROS, reactive oxygen species;
SELECT, semaglutide in patients with obesity; SGLT, sodium glucose
transporter; SOUL, semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes; T2DM,
type 2 diabetes mellitus; TGs, triglycerides; VLDL, very low-density
lipoproteins
Source
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