Type 2 diabetes mellitus' impact on heart failure patients' exercise tolerance: a focus on maximal fat oxidation during exercise

• Published in: Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 12; p. 1485755
• Main Authors: Zhu, Huiying, Pan, Jianchao, Wen, Jianxuan, Dang, Xiaojing, Chen, Xiankun, Fan, Yunxiang, Lu, Weihui, Jiang, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 10.02.2025
• Subjects: Cardiovascular Medicine; exercise tolerance; fat oxidation; heart failure; maximal fat oxidation; type 2 diabetes mellitus; maximal fat oxidation; type 2 diabetes mellitus; heart failure; exercise tolerance; fat oxidation

To explore the impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on exercise tolerance and fat oxidation capacity in patients with heart failure (HF). We retrospectively analyzed 108 Chinese patients with HF who were divided into a diabetic group (T2DM group,  = 47) and a non-diabetic group (non-T2DM group,...