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Type 2 diabetes mellitus and heart failure: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America: this statement does not represent an update of the 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA heart failure guideline update

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Dunlay, Shannon M., Givertz, Michael M., Aguilar, David, Allen, Larry A., Chan, Michael, Desai, Akshay S., Deswal, Anita, Dickson, Victoria Vaughan +6 more·2019·Circulation

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for incident heart failure and increases the risk of morbidity and mortality in patients with established disease. Secular trends in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and heart failure forecast a growing burden of disease and underscore the need for effective therapeutic strategies. Recent clinical trials have demonstrated the shared pathophysiology between diabetes mellitus and heart failure, the synergistic effect of managing both conditions, and the potential for diabetes mellitus therapies to modulate the risk of heart failure outcomes. This scientific statement on diabetes mellitus and heart failure summarizes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and impact of diabetes mellitus and its control on outcomes in heart failure; reviews the approach to pharmacological therapy and lifestyle modification in patients with diabetes mellitus and heart failure; highlights the value of multidisciplinary interventions to improve clinical outcomes in this population; and outlines priorities for future research.

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  • Treatment of obesity-related HFpEF with the GLP-1-based therapies semaglutide and tirzepatide achieves improvements in HF patient-reported health status and quality of life, functional capacity as measured by the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), and freedom from worsening HF events, including HF hospitalizations.

    “Treatment of obesity-related HFpEF with the GLP-1–based therapies semaglutide and tirzepatide achieves improvements in HF patient-reported health status and quality of life, functional capacity as measured by the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), and freedom from worsening HF events, including HF hospitalizations.1,3,17,18”

    From 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (2026) · cites this paper as [17]

    The Clinical Considerations passage (page not specified) says there were no data to guide GLP-1 receptor agonist use in HFpEF and that large trials showed no reduction in HF hospitalization. The paper therefore does not report the claimed improvements with semaglutide and tirzepatide in obesity-related HFpEF; its assessment of the evidence available at the time is contrary to that attribution. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • Support from an interdisciplinary team can be particularly effective for facilitating lifestyle modification and weight loss.

    “Support from an interdisciplinary team that may include nutritionists, kinesiologists, pharmacists, and mental health specialists, in addition to obesity medicine specialists, can be particularly effective for facilitating lifestyle modification and weight loss.17,18”

    From 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (2026) · cites this paper as [17]

    The Team-Based Care section (p. e312) endorses coordinated care that includes pharmacists and dietitians, and the Lifestyle Management section recommends lifestyle care for patients with diabetes and heart failure. The paper does not establish that interdisciplinary teams are particularly effective at producing weight loss, nor does it specify the full team listed in the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Through these mechanisms, adverse SDOH lead to CKM risk factor development.

    “Through these mechanisms, adverse SDOH lead to CKM risk factor development.16–20”

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    The Clinical Statements and Guidelines section says community and societal factors influence behavioral decisions and clinical outcomes in people with diabetes or heart failure. It does not say adverse social determinants cause the development of CKM risk factors; its discussion concerns people with existing conditions. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • Among patients with T2D and ASCVD, both SGLT2i and GLP-1-based therapy reduce MACE and CVD mortality, with SGLT2i having a principal impact on HF events and GLP-1-based therapy on atherosclerotic events.

    “Both agents reduce MACE and CVD mortality, with SGLT2i having a principal impact on HF events and GLP-1–based therapy on atherosclerotic events.3,16,17”

    From 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (2026) · cites this paper as [17]

    The SGLT-2 Inhibitors section reports reductions in major cardiovascular events, cardiovascular death, and HF hospitalization with empagliflozin in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The GLP-1 Receptor Agonists section reports reductions in major cardiovascular events with liraglutide and semaglutide, cardiovascular death with liraglutide, and no HF-hospitalization benefit across four trials. The claim overgeneralizes these findings to both therapy classes: the statement says GLP-1 cardiovascular benefits are mostly beneficial but variable, and does not report a cardiovascular-mortality reduction for the class as a whole. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Despite the lack of CVD event reduction, lifestyle modification with behavior change, healthy dietary modification, and physical activity, resulting in weight loss of 5% to 10%, causes improvements in CKM risk factors including remission of T2D, with the CKM benefits of lifestyle modification observed across a range of populations and geographic settings.

    “Despite the lack of CVD event reduction, lifestyle modification with behavior change, healthy dietary modification, and physical activity, resulting in weight loss of 5% to 10%, causes improvements in CKM risk factors including remission of T2D,17,18 with the CKM benefits of lifestyle modification observed across a range of populations and geographic settings.19”

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Dunlay, S. M., Givertz, M. M., Aguilar, D., Allen, L. A., Chan, M., Desai, A. S., Deswal, A., Dickson, V. V., Kosiborod, M. N., Lekavich, C. L., McCoy, R. G., Mentz, R. J., Piña, I. L., & On behalf of the American Heart Association Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and the Heart Failure Society of America
Affiliations
Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Venue
Circulation
Published
2019-08-13
Volume
140
Issue
7
Pages
e294-e324
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
OpenAlex
W2968633786
Cited by
639
References
278
Citations by year
2026: 71 · 2025: 92 · 2024: 114 · 2023: 111 · 2022: 98 · 2021: 85 · 2020: 56 · 2019: 11
FWCI
11.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, heart failure, comorbidities, pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, lifestyle modification, multidisciplinary intervention, diabetes management, heart failure outcomes, morbidity and mortality
MeSH terms
American Heart Association, Cardiology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Heart Failure, Humans, Societies, Medical, United States, Practice Guidelines as Topic

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