PeptideChemSF said:

Cardiac biomarkers and cardiovascular risk: my cardiologist ordered advanced cardiac labs given my family history.

This is my experience too, for whatever a second data point is worth. Nothing to add that would improve it.

Dr.RaviCardio said:

Dr.CardioMD said: ...we don't know the long-term effects of cardiovascular risk...

Thank you — that is the clearest version of this I have read, and I have read a lot of them. Taking it to my next appointment.

From the other side of the consultation, briefly.

Dr.RaviCardio said:

...cardiovascular risk is just another fad...

I understand the skepticism — we've all seen "miracle" weight loss solutions come and go. But consider what makes GLP-1 agonists different:

• Phase 3 RCTs with thousands of participants (not 20-person pilot studies)
• Published in NEJM, JAMA, Lancet (not press releases)
• Replicated across multiple independent research groups
• Proven cardiovascular and renal benefits beyond weight loss
• Biological mechanism fully characterized at the receptor level

This isn't a fad — it's a new drug class supported by the highest level of clinical evidence. The comparison to past fads is understandable but inappropriate.

anna.melb_AU said:

Dr.RaviCardio said: ...cardiovascular risk is just another fad...

Adding a me-too, because a thread of one person's experience is not much use. The detail I would add is minor and it is already implied above.

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