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Glucagon‐like peptide 1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes with and without chronic heart failure: A meta‐analysis of randomized placebo‐controlled outcome trials

J. Ferreira, F. Saraiva, Abhinav Sharma, F. Vasques-Nóvoa, A. Angélico-Gonçalves, A. Leite, M. Borges-Canha, D. Carvalho et al.

Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, 2023

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Abstract

Glucagon‐like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1‐RA) reduce atherosclerotic events in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and a high cardiovascular risk. The effect of GLP1‐RA to reduce heart failure (HF) has been inconsistent across T2D trials, and individual trials were underpowered to assess the effect of GLP1‐RA according to HF history. In this meta‐analysis we aim to assess the effect of GLP1‐RA in patients with and without HF history in stable ambulatory patients with T2D.

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