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ArticleCardiology and therapy2026

Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes or Obesity Receiving Carbohydrate-Reduced Nutrition via Telemedicine: A Retrospective Claims-Based Cohort Study.

Caroline G P Roberts, Priya V Shanmugam, Shaminie J Athinarayanan, Adam J Wolfberg, Stephen Raskin, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez

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Caroline G P Roberts *Research Department, Virta Health, 3513 Brighton Blvd, Suite 310, Denver, CO, 80216, USA. caroline@virtahealth.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0237-1038
Priya V Shanmugam *Research Department, Virta Health, 3513 Brighton Blvd, Suite 310, Denver, CO, 80216, USA.
Shaminie J AthinarayananResearch Department, Virta Health, 3513 Brighton Blvd, Suite 310, Denver, CO, 80216, USA.
Adam J WolfbergResearch Department, Virta Health, 3513 Brighton Blvd, Suite 310, Denver, CO, 80216, USA.
Stephen RaskinAdjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Francisco Lopez-JimenezDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

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introductionCardiovascular (CV) risk factors improve with carbohydrate-reduced nutrition, but the impact on CV outcomes is unknown. We assessed the incidence of CV outcomes associated with a carbohydrate-reduced telemedicine intervention in a retrospective claims-based cohort study.

methodsAdults with type 2 diabetes or obesity receiving individualized nutritional therapy (INT) between January 1, 2016 and June 1, 2025, were compared with propensity score-matched controls. Primary outcomes included (1) 3-point major adverse CV events (MACE), defined as nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or death from any cause (MACE-3); (2) 6-point MACE, adding percutaneous coronary intervention, hospitalization for heart failure or unstable angina (MACE-6); (3) all new-onset CV disease (CVD) events; and (4) new-onset hypertension.

resultsIn 4877 participants in each cohort (mean age, 51 [SD 9.5] years; 2939 [60.3%] female), INT was associated with lower risk of all primary outcomes. Incidence per 1000 person-years was 4.1 vs. 9.3 for MACE-3, 5.7 vs. 10.8 for MACE-6, 27.7 vs. 36.9 for all new-onset CVD, and 41.8 vs. 49.3 for new-onset hypertension. Hazard ratios were 0.44 (95% CI, 0.29-0.65; P < 0.001) for MACE-3, 0.52 (95% CI, 0.37-0.73; P < 0.001) for MACE-6, 0.70 (95% CI, 0.59-0.82; P < 0.001) for all CVD, and 0.81 (95% CI, 0.70-0.93; P < 0.001) for new-onset hypertension.

conclusionsIndividualized telemedicine nutrition therapy was associated with lower CV event incidence compared to controls, suggesting the intervention may confer cardioprotection.

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Carbohydrate-restricted dietCardiovascular diseasesCohort studiesDiabetes mellitusObesityRetrospective studiesTelemedicineType 2

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