Effects on Subclinical Heart Failure in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects on Liraglutide Treatment vs. Glimepiride Both in Combination with Metformin: A Randomized Open Parallel-Group Study

Effects on Subclinical Heart Failure in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects on Liraglutide Treatment vs. Glimepiride Both in Combination with Metformin: A Randomized Open Parallel-Group Study

ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate the effect of liraglutide treatment on heart function in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with subclinical heart failure.MethodsRandomized open parallel-group trial. 62 T2D patients (45 male) with subclinical heart failure were randomized to either once daily liragluti...

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Main Authors: Thomas Nyström, Irene Santos-Pardo, Fredric Hedberg, Johan Wardell, Nils Witt, Yang Cao, Leif Bojö, Bo Nilsson, Johan Jendle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
longitudinal functional reserve index
liraglutide
subclinical heart failure
tissue Doppler echocardiography
type 2 diabetes
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2017.00325/full

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