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Role of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1RAs) in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure.

Pasqual Llongueras-Espí, Elena García-Romero, Josep Comín-Colet, José González-Costello

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Pasqual Llongueras-EspíAdvanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Program, Cardiology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0009-0008-1906-7519
Elena García-RomeroAdvanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Program, Cardiology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4090-6571
Josep Comín-ColetBio-Heart Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8780-720X
José González-CostelloAdvanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Program, Cardiology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7437-3630

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are widely used in the management of type 2 diabetes and obesity due to their metabolic benefits. Beyond weight loss and glycemic control, emerging evidence suggests they may also exert cardioprotective effects. In the context of heart failure (HF), particularly HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), GLP-1RAs have been associated with improvement in symptoms, physical capacity, biomarkers, and structural cardiac remodeling. These benefits appear to be independent of weight loss, suggesting additional mechanisms including anti-inflammatory effects, improved myocardial metabolism or modulation of epicardial adipose tissue. However, current data largely come from non-HF dedicated trials, with limited standardization of the HF phenotype. Results are overall inconsistent and may suggest potential harm in some cases, particularly in HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). This review aims to summarize the current evidence on the role of GLP-1RAs in heart failure, explore possible underlying mechanisms and highlight key gaps in knowledge.

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Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHeart FailureAnimalsChronic DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHumansGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonistscardiometabolic diseaseGLP-1 receptor agonistsheart failureobesitytype 2 diabetes

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PMID41008649
PMCPMC12466965

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