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CVOT Summit Report 2025: advances along the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease continuum

Head-to-head drug comparisons, new combination therapies, and oral medications are expanding treatment options for people with heart-kidney-metabolic disease.

The 11th CVOT Summit report (60+ global experts) highlights 2025 landmark advances in the CKM space: the first head-to-head CVOT (SURPASS-CVOT), combination CKM therapy (finerenone+empagliflozin CONFIDENCE trial), the oral GLP-1 RA orforglipron showing efficacy in ATTAIN-1, and the novel aldosterone synthase inhibitor baxdrostat. Continuous glucose and ketone monitoring advances and expanded metabolic disease indications are also highlighted.

What the study was

Study design
Multi-expert conference summary (11th CVOT Summit, 60+ authors)
Population
CKM continuum patients across cardiology, nephrology, endocrinology, hepatology
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Cardiovascular Diabetology

Why it surfaced

Authoritative annual CVOT summit report with 60+ cardiometabolic experts synthesizing 2025 pivotal trial results; highlights multiple novel agents and first head-to-head CVOT directly on watchlist.

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