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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent clinical trial found that a popular weight-loss drug significantly reduces the risk of early death in patients with heart failure. This adds to the drug\u2019s potential benefits beyond weight loss, such as improved cardiovascular outcomes\u200b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to know the other benefits of semaglutide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.ajmc.com\/view\/patients-with-heart-failure-may-benefit-from-weight-loss-drug<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does “ejection fraction” <\/strong>mean? “Focusing on the 4286 patients with heart failure at enrollment, 53% had heart failure with preserved ejection fraction<\/strong> (HFpEF), 31.4% had heart failure with reduced ejection fraction<\/strong> (HFrEF), and 15.5% had unspecified heart failure.”<\/em> Use it in a sentence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does “baseline characteristics”<\/strong> mean? \u201cWhile baseline characteristics<\/strong> were similar between patients with and without heart failure, those with heart failure had a higher incidence of clinical events.\u201d<\/em> Use it in a sentence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does “composite” <\/strong>mean here, “We showed, for the first time to our knowledge, that patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, overweight or obesity, and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (who had a greatest absolute risk) had significant reductions in MACE with semaglutide, and the treatment effect on the heart failure composite<\/strong> was observed to be similar to that seen in the population with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.” <\/em>Use it in a sentence. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Did you know that a weight-loss drug could reduce the risk of early death in heart failure patients? How do you think this could change treatment approaches?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What might be the benefits of using medications for dual purposes, like weight loss and cardiovascular health?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Why do you think weight management plays such an important role in heart health?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Do you think medications like this could become a standard part of heart failure treatment in the future? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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