Weight loss medications like GLP-1 drugs are being used by half a million Australians to combat obesity and reduce risks of heart disease and type 2 diabetes
You may also be leery because you have risk factors like kidney disease, are over 65, or have liver issues, which can increase your risk of adverse effects
Obesity and visceral adiposity are key drivers of HFpEF development and progression, and this may be even more amplified in women, who represent the majority of people with the disease, and bear a heavier burden of symptoms and physical limitations due to HFpEF, says Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, FACC, senior author of the study and a cardiologist at Saint Lukes Mid-America Heart Institute
BPC-157 has been investigated in several different indications, and treatments, including gastrointestinal ulceration, bone healing, muscle healing, and central nervous system impairments, such as brain lesions, spinal cord injury, and behavioral disorders