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Managing Cardiometabolic Risk in Abdominally Obese Patients
Pharmacotherapy
- 1Key Points (1 page)
- 2Foreword (1 page)
- 3Orlistat (3 pages)
- 4Sibutramine (3 pages)
- 5Rimonabant (4 pages)
- 6Conclusions (1 page)
- 7References (1 page)
Key Points
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- Orlistat, sibutramine, and rimonabant all promote weight loss and its maintenance over time.
- Lifestyle changes and drug interventions have an additional impact on weight loss.
- Rimonabant is the only drug that has been shown to improve the metabolic profile beyond that expected from weight loss alone, likely because it works directly on peripheral metabolic pathways.
- Rimonabant has been tested specifically in individuals at risk for CVD. Investigation of any weight reduction drug should include at-risk individuals, with special focus on intra-abdominal obesity and its response to treatment.
- Further study is required to determine the long-term benefits and side effects of pharmacotherapy and its impact on clinical cardiovascular endpoints relevant to obesity-related morbidity and mortality.
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