Targeting the DPP-4-GLP-1 pathway improves exercise tolerance in heart failure patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The most significant manifestation of heart failure is exercise intolerance. This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to investigate whether dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors or glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), widely used anti-diabetic...

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Main Authors: Chengcong Chen, Ying Huang, Yongmei Zeng, Xiyan Lu, Guoqing Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-019-01275-5