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Review
. 2020 Aug;22(8):1243-1262.
doi: 10.1111/dom.14042. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Management of heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Maximizing complementary drug therapy

Javed Butler  1 , James L Januzzi  2 , Julio Rosenstock  3
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Review

Management of heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Maximizing complementary drug therapy

Javed Butler et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and occurs in ~25% of patients with heart failure (HF). Patients with co-morbid HF and T2DM are at elevated risk of adverse outcomes, making optimization of complementary drug therapies essential. While research is ongoing, recent advances in drug therapy, including the introduction of sacubitril/valsartan for HF with reduced ejection fraction and the finding of positive cardiovascular effects of glucose-lowering agents (particularly sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 [SGLT2] inhibitors) have the potential to transform pharmacologic management of co-morbid HF and T2DM. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of cardiovascular clinical trials of therapies for HF and diabetes mellitus to date and identify areas requiring further investigation. We also discuss the pathophysiologic overlap of the two diseases and explore the complementary therapeutic effects of HF and T2DM drugs, with a particular focus on sacubitril/valsartan and SGLT2 inhibitors.

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; heart failure; type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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