We prospectively included 183 participants with T2DM aged 41 to 62 years (30 non-HF patients and 153 HF patients) and 25 healthy volunteers in the study and evaluated clinical data, hemodynamics and biomarkers (N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and irisin). The gene discussed is FNDC5; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.