Research Article

Diastolic Cardiac Function Improvement by Liraglutide Is Mainly Body Weight Reduction Dependent but Independently Contributes to B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Reduction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes with Preserved Ejection Fraction

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Comparison of clinical parameters at baseline and 26 weeks after liraglutide introduction (). Changes in (a) BNP, (b) , and (c) LVDd in study subjects. BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide; : wave to ratio on tissue Doppler echocardiography; LVDd: left ventricular diastolic diameter.
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