NPPB and type 2 diabetes mellitus: To make better use of up-to-date clinical evidence, we conducted this meta-analysis to further clarify the effect of SGLT2i on cardiac structure, cardiac function, plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level and the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score in T2DM patients with or without chronic HF.