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ReviewCardiac failure review2025

Understanding the Role of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in the Treatment of Heart Failure.

Giovanni Battista Bonfioli, Matteo Pagnesi, Daniela Tomasoni, Amina Rakisheva, Marco Metra

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Review in Cardiac failure review, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Giovanni Battista BonfioliCardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia Brescia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-8336
Matteo PagnesiCardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia Brescia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9298-7871
Daniela TomasoniCardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia Brescia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7584-2857
Amina RakishevaCity Cardiology Center Almaty, Kazakhstan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-962X
Marco MetraCardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia Brescia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6691-8568

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), initially developed for glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes, have demonstrated significant cardiometabolic benefits beyond glucose regulation. These agents have multiple effects, including reducing body weight, improving insulin sensitivity, anti-inflammatory properties and enhancing endothelial function. All these mechanisms are potentially beneficial in patients with heart failure (HF), specifically those with HF with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Recent trials, including STEP-HFpEF and SUMMIT, underscore the efficacy of GLP-1 RAs in improving quality of life and exercise capacity, as well as possibly reducing major adverse cardiovascular events. Furthermore, these trials demonstrated improvements in other endpoints, such plasma N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide, troponin and C-reactive protein concentrations, consistent with the beneficial effects of GLP-1 RAs on myocardial function and inflammation. Further data are needed regarding the effects of GLP-1 RAs on cardiovascular outcomes, and possibly in a broader range of patients with HF, such as those with HF reduced ejection fraction and/or patients without obesity.

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Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)heart failureheart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)pharmacotherapy

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PMID40901556
PMCPMC12400177

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