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Stopping GLP-1 drugs may quickly raise heart attack and stroke risk

ScienceDaily · 2026-09-21
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Washington University researchers tracked more than 333,000 U.S. veterans with type 2 diabetes for three years and found cardiovascular benefits from GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound fade soon after treatment stops. Even six months off raised major event risk; after two years without therapy, heart attack, stroke and death risk was up to 22% higher than for patients who stayed on the drugs, according to BMJ Medicine.

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