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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Heart Failure: Mechanisms, Clinical Evidence, and Future Perspectives.

Luh Oliva Saraswati Suastika, Yasuko K Bando, Keiji Hoshino, Norimichi Koitabashi, Yukihiro Saito, Shinsuke Yuasa, Kazufumi Nakamura

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Luh Oliva Saraswati SuastikaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5642-2742
Yasuko K BandoDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Cardiovascular Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan.
Keiji HoshinoDivision of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, Maebashi 371-0004, Japan.
Norimichi KoitabashiDivision of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, Maebashi 371-0004, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2113-3422
Yukihiro SaitoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Shinsuke YuasaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Kazufumi NakamuraDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8845-3626

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Daiichi Sankyo Life Science Foundation 2023
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Abstract

Heart failure (HF) remains associated with high morbidity and mortality, with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) becoming increasingly prevalent and therapeutically challenging despite advances in pharmacological and rehabilitative care. Beyond their glucose-lowering effects, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) confer cardiometabolic benefits and may serve as effective adjuncts to cardiac rehabilitation (CR), particularly in obese patients with HFpEF. Obesity plays a central role in the pathophysiology of HFpEF, and GLP-1RAs promote weight loss, reduce insulin resistance and leptin signaling, and improve hemodynamic and metabolic abnormalities associated with HFpEF. Accumulating evidence suggests that the benefits of GLP-1RAs are phenotype-specific and more pronounced in patients with HFpEF than in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction. Current clinical guidelines recommend GLP-1RAs for patients who have type 2 diabetes mellitus and established cardiovascular (CV) disease or are at high CV risk, with recent updates recognizing their potential benefits in patients with HFpEF and obesity. Cardiac rehabilitation, delivered through multidisciplinary programs, remains a cornerstone of HF management. Although caloric restriction and aerobic exercise can be beneficial in patients with HFpEF and obesity, these interventions alone are often insufficient. Sarcopenia is common in older patients with HFpEF and contributes to adverse outcomes, underscoring the importance of incorporating resistance training into CR programs. The most frequent adverse effects of GLP-1RAs are gastrointestinal events, which are generally mild to moderate but may lead to treatment discontinuation in some patients. Future studies should investigate the potential synergistic effects of GLP-1RAs and CR, clarify their long-term safety and efficacy in HF populations, and define their role beyond obese HFpEF phenotypes.

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Cardiac RehabilitationGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHeart FailureDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHumansObesitySarcopeniaStroke VolumeGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonistscardiac rehabilitationGLP-1 receptor agonistsheart failureobesitysarcopenia

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