SynthesisBMC endocrine disorders2019
Effect of liraglutide on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of liraglutide randomized controlled trials.
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Liraglutide 3.0 mg/d significantly reduced DBP by 1.46 mmHg (95% CI -2.61, 0.32), P = 0.01, but liraglutide 1.8 mg/d slightly increased DBP by 0.47 mmHg (95% CI 0.11, 0.83), P = 0.01, compared with placebo.
Liraglutide 3.0 mg/d significantly reduced DBP by 1.46 mmHg (95% CI -2.61, 0.32), P = 0.01, but liraglutide 1.8 mg/d slightly increased DBP by 0.47 mmHg (95% CI 0.11, 0.83), P = 0.01, compared with placebo.
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GLP-1 receptor agonists×blood pressure
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of GLP-1 RAs and SGLT2 inhibitors in preventing T2DM in high-risk patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Liraglutide 3.0 mg in Patients with Overweight and Obese with or without Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of clinical practice · 2022Pooled it
- Pharmacologic treatment of obesity in adults: Standards of care in overweight and obesity.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2026Review
- Blood pressure lowering efficacy of dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide/glucagon-like peptide-1 (GIP/GLP-1) receptor agonists compared to glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- Mechanisms and treatment of obesity-related hypertension-Part 2: Treatments.Clinical kidney journal · 2025Review
- Liraglutide improves antioxidant defense in hearts of spontaneously hypertensive female rats independently of changes in blood pressure in a pre-clinical model of menopause.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025Article
- The role of glucagon-like peptide-1/GLP-1R and autophagy in diabetic cardiovascular disease.Pharmacological reports : PR · 2024Review
- Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Psoriasis and Cardiovascular Comorbidities: A Narrative Review.Psoriasis (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Pharmacologic Treatment of Obesity in adults and its impact on comorbidities: 2024 Update and Position Statement of Specialists from the Brazilian Association for the Study of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (Abeso) and the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM).Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Review
- Switching from Multiple Insulin Injections to a Fixed Combination of Degludec and Liraglutide in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Results from the Simplify Study After 6 Months.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2023Article
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- The Efficacy and Safety of Liraglutide 3.0 mg for Weight Management in Obese Non-Diabetic Saudi Outpatients.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
- Cardiovascular effects of antiobesity drugs: are the new medicines all the same?International journal of obesity supplements · 2020Review
- Identification of key candidate genes and pathways revealing the protective effect of liraglutide on diabetic cardiac muscle by integrated bioinformatics analysis.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
- Cardiovascular Risks and Benefits of Medications Used for Weight Loss.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2019Review
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Abstract
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backgroundSeveral clinical trials have studied the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) on glycometabolism and cardiovascular risk factors since they were identified. Because of their cardiovascular benefits and efficacy in lowering glucose, GLP-1RAs are becoming increasingly important in clinical therapy for patients with or without pathoglycaemia. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the GLP-1RA liraglutide on blood pressure based on randomised controlled trials (RCTs).
methodsWe searched PubMed for RCTs published from 2009 to 2018 comparing the effect of liraglutide on blood pressure with that of placebo in individuals with or without pathoglycaemia. RCTs in humans that included data describing blood pressure changes from baseline to the end of the trial were selected for inclusion in the meta-analysis.
resultsA total of 18 RCTs that enrolled 7616 individuals in the liraglutide group and 6046 individuals in the control group were included in this meta-analysis. Compared with placebo, liraglutide reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) by 3.18 mmHg (95% CI -4.32, - 2.05), P < 0.00001, but had no significant effect on diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Subgroup analysis showed that the degree of reduction in SBP was associated with the dose of liraglutide but that significance disappeared when the intervention lasted over 1 year. Liraglutide 3.0 mg/d significantly reduced DBP by 1.46 mmHg (95% CI -2.61, 0.32), P = 0.01, but liraglutide 1.8 mg/d slightly increased DBP by 0.47 mmHg (95% CI 0.11, 0.83), P = 0.01, compared with placebo.
conclusionsThis meta-analysis demonstrated that liraglutide significantly reduced SBP in individuals with or without pathoglycaemia compared with placebo, but the difference was no longer significant when the intervention lasted over 1 year. Moreover, the effect of liraglutide on blood pressure is associated with the dose. This finding may provide additional evidence for cardiovascular protection.
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