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Editorial
. 2025 Apr;21(5):261-264.
doi: 10.1080/14796678.2025.2477429. Epub 2025 Mar 7.

Treatment of obesity-related HFpEF: a STEP closer to the SUMMIT

Paschalis Karakasis  1 , Nikolaos Fragakis  1 , Ieva Ruža  2 , Panagiotis Stachteas  1 , Dimitrios Patoulias  3
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Treatment of obesity-related HFpEF: a STEP closer to the SUMMIT

Paschalis Karakasis et al. Future Cardiol. 2025 Apr.
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Keywords: Obesity; heart failure; mortality; semaglutide; tirzepatide; treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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