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Harrington J, Udell JA, Jones WS, Anker SD, Bhatt DL, Petrie MC, Vedin O, Sumin M, Zwiener I, Hernandez AF, Butler J. Empagliflozin in patients post myocardial infarction rationale and design of the EMPACT-MI trial. Am Heart J 2022; 253:86-98. [PMID: 35595091 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) are at risk for developing heart failure (HF) and subsequently are at an increased risk of mortality. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors have been proven to improve outcomes in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction, and, in the case of empagliflozin, in HF with preserved ejection fraction even without diabetes, but their efficacy and safety in the post-MI population has not yet been evaluated. METHODS The EMPACT-MI trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of empagliflozin compared with placebo in patients hospitalized for MI with or at high risk of new onset HF, in addition to standard care. EMPACT-MI is a streamlined, multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial randomizing 5,000 participants at approximately 480 centers in 22 countries. Eligible patients presenting with spontaneous MI must have new signs or symptoms of pulmonary congestion requiring treatment or new left ventricular dysfunction (LVEF<45%), and at least 1 additional risk factor for development of future HF. Eligible and consenting patients are randomized to empagliflozin 10mg or placebo daily in addition to standard of care within 14 days of hospital admission for MI. The primary composite end point is time to first hospitalization for HF or all-cause mortality. CONCLUSIONS EMPACT-MI will inform clinical practice regarding the role of empagliflozin in patients after an MI with high-risk for the development of future HF and mortality.
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- Josephine Harrington
- Duke University Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Durham North Carolina; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham North Carolina
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- Women's College Hospital and Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, all at University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Duke University Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Durham North Carolina; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham North Carolina
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK); and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT); German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin; Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; Institutes of Heart Disease, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Boehringer Ingelheim AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany
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- Duke University Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Durham North Carolina; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham North Carolina
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- Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas TX; Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS.
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Wu YJ, Wang SB, Wang LS. SGLT2 Inhibitors: New Hope for the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction? Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2022; 22:601-613. [PMID: 35947249 DOI: 10.1007/s40256-022-00545-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Among all of the new antidiabetic drugs, an increasing number of studies have evaluated the relationship between the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Since SGLT2i like empagliflozin, canagliflozin, and recently, dapagliflozin have shown impressive positive effects in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), it has increased research interest to explore the cardiac molecular mechanisms underlying the clinical benefits and attracted more attention to the effects of SGLT2i on a series of cardiovascular events. Experimental and clinical data on SGLT2i treatment after AMI is limited. This is a review of the clinical and preclinical effects of SGLT2i, focusing on available data on the effects of SGLT2i in AMI patients with a brief overview of ongoing trials.
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- Yu-Jie Wu
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
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Koullias ES, Koskinas J. Pharmacotherapy for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Associated with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2022; 10:965-971. [PMID: 36304499 PMCID: PMC9547270 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2021.00564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and diabetes mellitus type 2 commonly coexist as a manifestation of metabolic syndrome. The presence of diabetes promotes the progression of simple fatty liver to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cirrhosis, and the presence of NAFLD increases the risk of diabetic complications. This coexistence affects a large part of the population, imposing a great burden on health care systems worldwide. Apart from diet modification and exercise, recent advances in the pharmacotherapy of diabetes offer new prospects regarding liver steatosis and steatohepatitis improvement, enriching the existing algorithm and supporting a multifaceted approach to diabetic patients with fatty liver disease. These agents mainly include members of the families of glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues and the sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors. In addition, agents acting on more than one receptor simultaneously are presently under study, in an attempt to further enhance our available options.
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- Emmanouil S. Koullias
- Correspondence to: Emmanouil S. Koullias, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ampelokipoi, Athens, Greece. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4037-7123. Tel: +69-4-5631-395, E-mail:
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Evans M, Morgan AR, Davies S, Beba H, Strain WD. The role of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in frail older adults with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus. Age Ageing 2022; 51:6749364. [PMID: 36201329 PMCID: PMC9536439 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors offer significant outcome benefits beyond glucose lowering, including reduced risk of cardiovascular death, all-cause mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events, hospitalisations for heart failure and progression of renal disease. Considering these therapeutic effects, minimal incremental risk for hypoglycaemia and simplicity of administration, this drug class appears to be an attractive therapeutic option for older adults, and post hoc analysis of trial data provides support for the use of SGLT2 inhibitors in this population. Nevertheless, despite favourable clinical trial data, there has been some hesitance in clinical practice prescribing these drugs to older frail adults due to the limited therapeutic experience in this population and insufficient long-term safety data. In this review article, we evaluate the risk-benefit profile for the use of SGLT2 inhibitors in this population and suggest that rather than being a treatment to avoid, SGLT2 inhibitors should be considered a valid therapeutic option for older frail adults with or without diabetes.
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- Marc Evans
- Diabetes Resource Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, UK
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- NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group, Leeds, UK
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- Address correspondence to: D. Strain, Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, University of Exeter, College of Medicine and Health, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5AX, UK. Tel: (+44) 7540886072; Fax: (+44) 1392403027.
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Zile MR, Mehra MR, Ducharme A, Sears SF, Desai AS, Maisel A, Paul S, Smart F, Grafton G, Kumar S, Nossuli TO, Johnson N, Henderson J, Adamson PB, Costanzo MR, Lindenfeld J. Hemodynamically-Guided Management of Heart Failure Across the Ejection Fraction Spectrum. JACC: HEART FAILURE 2022; 10:931-944. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Rastogi T, Girerd N. SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. Heart Fail Clin 2022; 18:561-577. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2022.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Zannad F, Ferreira JP, Gregson J, Kraus BJ, Mattheus M, Hauske SJ, Butler J, Filippatos G, Wanner C, Anker SD, Pocock SJ, Packer M. Early changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate post-initiation of empagliflozin in EMPEROR-Reduced. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:1829-1839. [PMID: 35711093 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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AIMS Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) may induce an early post-initiation decrease of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), which does not impact the SGLT2i benefits. The occurrence, characteristics, determinants, and clinical significance of an initial eGFR change among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction require further study. In this study we aimed to describe eGFR change from randomization to week 4 (as percent of change relative to randomization) and assess its impact in EMPEROR-Reduced. METHODS AND RESULTS Landmark analyses (week 4) were performed. eGFR change was available in 3547 patients out of 3730 (95%). The tertiles of post-initiation % eGFR change for empagliflozin were: tertile 1 (T1) ≤-11.4%; T2 ≥-11.4% to ≤-1.0% and T3 ≥0.0%. The placebo group tertiles were: T1 ≤-6.5%; T2 ≥-6.4% to ≤+3.6%; and T3 ≥+3.6%. On average, empagliflozin induced a leftward distributional shift of initial eGFR changes of -2.5 ml/min/1.73 m2 versus placebo. In the empagliflozin group, after covariate adjustment, the risk of cardiovascular and renal outcomes did not differ between patients in whom early post-treatment initiation eGFR decreased (T1) and patients in whom it increased (T3). However, in the placebo group, patients in whom early post-treatment initiation eGFR decreased (T1) had a higher risk of sustained worsening kidney function and all-cause mortality compared to patients in whom eGFR increased (T3) (hazard ratio [HR] 2.38, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.25-4.55 and HR 1.37, 95% CI 1.01-1.85, respectively). CONCLUSION A mild eGFR decrease may be expected after the initiation of empagliflozin, and it is not associated with untoward heart failure, mortality, or kidney safety events. Clinicians should not be concerned with early eGFR changes post-initiation of empagliflozin.
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- Faiez Zannad
- Université de Lorraine, Inserm, Center d'Investigations Cliniques, - Plurithématique 14-33, and Inserm U1116, CHRU, F-CRIN INI-CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists), Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Inserm, Center d'Investigations Cliniques, - Plurithématique 14-33, and Inserm U1116, CHRU, F-CRIN INI-CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists), Nancy, France
- Cardiovascular Research and Development Center, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany
- Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Würzburg University Clinic, Würzburg, Germany
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- Biostatistics, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Ingelheim, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany
- Vth Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, TX and University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, USA
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK), and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Imperial College, London, UK
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Rucker D, Joseph J. Defining the Phenotypes for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Curr Heart Fail Rep 2022; 19:445-457. [PMID: 36178663 DOI: 10.1007/s11897-022-00582-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) imposes a significant burden on society and healthcare. The lack in efficacious therapies is likely due to the significant heterogeneity of HFpEF. In this review, we define various phenotypes based on underlying comorbidities or etiologies, discuss phenotypes arrived at by novel methods, and explore therapeutic targets. RECENT FINDINGS A few studies have used machine learning methods to uncover sub-phenotypes within HFpEF in an unbiased manner based on clinical features, echocardiographic findings, and biomarker levels. We synthesized the literature and propose three broad phenotypes: (1) young, with few comorbidities, usually obese and with low natriuretic peptide levels, (2) obese with substantive cardiometabolic burden and comorbidities and impaired ventricular relaxation, (3) old, multimorbid, with high rates of atrial fibrillation, renal and coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and left ventricular hypertrophy. We also propose potential therapeutic strategies for these phenotypes.
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- Dane Rucker
- Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research & Information Center, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Cardiology Section (111), 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, Boston, MA, 02132, USA. .,Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Bhalla S, AlQabandi Y, Nandula SA, Boddepalli CS, Gutlapalli SD, Lavu VK, Abdelwahab Mohamed Abdelwahab R, Huang R, Potla S, Hamid P. Potential Benefits of Sodium-Glucose Transporter-2 Inhibitors in the Symptomatic and Functional Status of Patients With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus 2022; 14:e29579. [DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Greene SJ, Fonarow GC, Butler J. SGLT2 Inhibitors for Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction: Time to Deliver Implementation. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:1902-1905. [PMID: 36097872 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Stephen J Greene
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Vaduganathan M, Docherty KF, Claggett BL, Jhund PS, de Boer RA, Hernandez AF, Inzucchi SE, Kosiborod MN, Lam CSP, Martinez F, Shah SJ, Desai AS, McMurray JJV, Solomon SD. SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure: a comprehensive meta-analysis of five randomised controlled trials. Lancet 2022; 400:757-767. [PMID: 36041474 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01429-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 141.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND SGLT2 inhibitors are strongly recommended in guidelines to treat patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, but their clinical benefits at higher ejection fractions are less well established. Two large-scale trials, DELIVER and EMPEROR-Preserved, in heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction have been done, providing power to examine therapeutic effects on cardiovascular mortality and in patient subgroups when combined with the earlier trials in reduced ejection fraction. METHODS We did a prespecified meta-analysis of DELIVER and EMPEROR-Preserved, and subsequently included trials that enrolled patients with reduced ejection fraction (DAPA-HF and EMPEROR-Reduced) and those admitted to hospital with worsening heart failure, irrespective of ejection fraction (SOLOIST-WHF). Using trial-level data with harmonised endpoint definitions, we did a fixed-effects meta-analysis to estimate the effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on various clinical endpoints in heart failure The primary endpoint for this meta-analysis was time from randomisation to the occurrence of the composite of cardiovascular death or hospitalisation for heart failure. We assessed heterogeneity in treatment effects for the primary endpoint across subgroups of interest. This study is registered with PROSPERO, CRD42022327527. FINDINGS Among 12 251 participants from DELIVER and EMPEROR-Preserved, SGLT2 inhibitors reduced composite cardiovascular death or first hospitalisation for heart failure (hazard ratio 0·80 [95% CI 0·73-0·87]) with consistent reductions in both components: cardiovascular death (0·88 [0·77-1·00]) and first hospitalisation for heart failure (0·74 [0·67-0·83]). In the broader context of the five trials of 21 947 participants, SGLT2 inhibitors reduced the risk of composite cardiovascular death or hospitalisation for heart failure (0·77 [0·72-0·82]), cardiovascular death (0·87 [0·79-0·95]), first hospitalisation for heart failure (0·72 [0·67-0·78]), and all-cause mortality (0·92 [0·86-0·99]). These treatment effects for each of the studied endpoints were consistently observed in both the trials of heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction and across all five trials. Treatment effects on the primary endpoint were generally consistent across the 14 subgroups examined, including ejection fraction. INTERPRETATION SGLT2 inhibitors reduced the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalisations for heart failure in a broad range of patients with heart failure, supporting their role as a foundational therapy for heart failure, irrespective of ejection fraction or care setting. FUNDING None.
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- Muthiah Vaduganathan
- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- British Heart Foundation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City and University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; National Heart Centre Singapore and Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Vukadinović D, Abdin A, Anker SD, Rosano GMC, Mahfoud F, Packer M, Butler J, Böhm M. Side effects and treatment initiation barriers of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:1625-1632. [PMID: 35730422 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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AIMS Physicians are sometimes reluctant to initiate guideline-directed therapy in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) due to concerns of adverse events. We explored the risk of hypotension, volume depletion, and acute kidney injury (AKI) on sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in HFrEF populations. METHODS AND RESULTS We determined summary risk ratios (RRs) by conducting a meta-analysis on reported aforementioned adverse events on SGLT2 inhibitors from randomized controlled trials. We explored robustness of meta-analyses by computing fragility and/or reverse fragility index (FI or RFI) and its corresponding fragility quotient (FQ or RFQ) for each outcome. A total of 10 050 patients with HFrEF entered the final meta-analysis. Hypotension was reported in 4.5% (219/4836) on SGLT2 inhibitors and in 4.1% (202/4846) on placebo (RR 1.09, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.91-1.31, p = 0.36). An RFI of 21 and RFQ of 0.002 suggest robust findings for hypotension. Volume depletion occurred in 9.4% (473/5019) on SGLT2 inhibitors and in 8.7% (438/5031) on placebo (RR 1.07, 95% CI 0.95-1.21, p = 0.25), respectively. RFI of 19 and RFQ of 0.001 suggest moderately robust findings for volume depletion. AKI was reported in fewer patients (1.9% [95/4888]) on SGLT2 inhibitors than on placebo (2.8% [140/4899]) providing lower incidence of AKI (RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.51-0.93, p = 0.02). FI of 14 and RFQ of 0.001 suggest moderately robust findings for AKI. CONCLUSION Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor therapy is not associated with a clinically relevant risk of hypotension and volume depletion. Its use reduces the risk of AKI. This analysis supports current guideline recommendations on early use of SGLT2 inhibitors.
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- Davor Vukadinović
- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology & Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Campus CVK), Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Clinical and Basic Research, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Shah A, Isath A, Aronow WS. Cardiovascular complications of diabetes. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2022; 17:383-388. [PMID: 35831991 DOI: 10.1080/17446651.2022.2099838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is the ninth leading cause of mortality globally, and the prevalence continues to rise. Among individuals with T2DM, over two-thirds of deaths are caused by the cardiovascular complications of diabetes. These complications include atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, nephropathy, stroke, thromboembolism, peripheral vascular disease. They have been long studied, and there are several theories as to the pathophysiology of how diabetes leads to these complications. The least understood mechanism is the pathophysiology linking diabetes to heart failure. AREAS COVERED This review focuses on the mechanisms of how T2DM leads to the aforementioned complications, particularly highlighting the development of heart failure. An extensive literature review of novel therapeutic options targeting the cardiovascular effects of T2DM was completed and summarized in this review. EXPERT OPINION This review finds that most studies to date have focused on the atherosclerotic vascular complications of diabetes. The pathophysiology between T2DM and heart failure is even less understood. Currently therapies that aim to decrease the risk of heart failure in diabetes are sparse. More research is required in order to better understand the changes at a cellular level and subsequently help providers to choose therapeutics that better target cardiovascular complications.
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- Avisha Shah
- Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center Health Network, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center Health Network, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center Health Network, NY, USA
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de Wit S, Glen C, de Boer RA, Lang NN. Mechanisms shared between cancer, heart failure, and targeted anti-cancer therapies. Cardiovasc Res 2022; 118:3451-3466. [PMID: 36004495 PMCID: PMC9897696 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Heart failure (HF) and cancer are the leading causes of death worldwide and accumulating evidence demonstrates that HF and cancer affect one another in a bidirectional way. Patients with HF are at increased risk for developing cancer, and HF is associated with accelerated tumour growth. The presence of malignancy may induce systemic metabolic, inflammatory, and microbial alterations resulting in impaired cardiac function. In addition to pathophysiologic mechanisms that are shared between cancer and HF, overlaps also exist between pathways required for normal cardiac physiology and for tumour growth. Therefore, these overlaps may also explain the increased risk for cardiotoxicity and HF as a result of targeted anti-cancer therapies. This review provides an overview of mechanisms involved in the bidirectional connection between HF and cancer, specifically focusing upon current 'hot-topics' in these shared mechanisms. It subsequently describes targeted anti-cancer therapies with cardiotoxic potential as a result of overlap between their anti-cancer targets and pathways required for normal cardiac function.
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- Sanne de Wit
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Hanzeplein 1, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Hanzeplein 1, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Wong B, McDonald K, Keane D. Time to rechallenge primary prevention ICD guidelines. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:3694-3697. [PMID: 36002953 PMCID: PMC9773725 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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- Bethany Wong
- UCD School of MedicineHealth Sciences CentreBelfieldDublinIreland,Cardiology DepartmentSt Vincent's HospitalElm ParkDublinIreland
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- UCD School of MedicineHealth Sciences CentreBelfieldDublinIreland,Cardiology DepartmentSt Vincent's HospitalElm ParkDublinIreland
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- UCD School of MedicineHealth Sciences CentreBelfieldDublinIreland
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Liang B, Li R, Zhang P, Gu N. Empagliflozin for Patients with Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Evidence in Comparison with Other Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter-2 Inhibitors and Potential Mechanism. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2022; 16:327-340. [PMID: 35969357 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-022-10302-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Heart failure remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally and has been recognized as a common complication of diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus. Heart failure occurs in diabetic patients even in the absence of hypertension, coronary heart disease, or valvular heart disease, and is, therefore, a major cardiovascular complication in this vulnerable population. Given the continued rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus worldwide, the burden of heart failure on the healthcare system will continue to increase. Recent evidence demonstrates that empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor, brings clinical benefit to patients with established heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Herein, we critically reviewed the clinical evidence of empagliflozin for patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus with the comparison with other sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors and potential mechanism to provide the optimal and evidence-based management for patients with established heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus with the goal to be conducive to the mechanism exploration of empagliflozin to advance a more comprehensive understanding of empagliflozin.
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- Bo Liang
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Neijiang Health Vocational College, Neijiang, China
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- Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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Sindone AP, De Pasquale C, Amerena J, Burdeniuk C, Chan A, Coats A, Hare D, Macdonald P, Sverdlov A, Atherton JJ. Consensus statement on the current pharmacological prevention and management of heart failure. Med J Aust 2022; 217:212-217. [PMID: 35908234 PMCID: PMC9545515 DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Introduction: This consensus statement of Australian clinicians provides new recommendations for the pharmacological management of heart failure based on studies reported since the publication of the 2018 Australian heart failure guidelines. Main recommendations:Use of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors to prevent hospitalisation for heart failure in type 2 diabetes mellitus can be extended to patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors, albuminuric chronic kidney disease, or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. New evidence supports the use of a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (finerenone) to prevent heart failure in type 2 diabetes mellitus associated with albuminuric chronic kidney disease. In addition to renin angiotensin system inhibitors (angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor preferred), beta blockers and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, an SGLT2 inhibitor (dapagliflozin or empagliflozin) is recommended in all patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 40%) (HFrEF). Lower quality evidence supports these therapies in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced LVEF (41‐49%) (HFmrEF). A soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator (vericiguat), selective cardiac myosin activator (omecamtiv mecarbil) and, if iron deficient, intravenous iron (ferric carboxymaltose) provide additional benefits in persistent HFrEF. An SGLT2 inhibitor (empagliflozin) should be considered in patients with heart failure with preserved LVEF (≥ 50%) (HFpEF).
Key changes in management from this statement: This document broadens the scope of angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor use in patients with HFrEF and HFmrEF. SGLT2 inhibitor use expands to become a cornerstone therapy in HFrEF, with increasing evidence to support its use in HFmrEF and HFpEF.
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- University Hospital Geelong Geelong VIC
- Deakin University Melbourne VIC
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- Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide SA
- University of Adelaide Adelaide SA
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- St Vincent's Hospital Sydney NSW
- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Sydney NSW
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute University of Newcastle Sydney NSW
- John Hunter Hospital Sydney NSW
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- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Brisbane QLD
- University of Queensland Brisbane QLD
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Wicik Z, Nowak A, Jarosz-Popek J, Wolska M, Eyileten C, Siller-Matula JM, von Lewinski D, Sourij H, Filipiak KJ, Postuła M. Characterization of the SGLT2 Interaction Network and Its Regulation by SGLT2 Inhibitors: A Bioinformatic Analysis. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:901340. [PMID: 36046822 PMCID: PMC9421436 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.901340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2), also known as solute carrier family 5 member 2 (SLC5A2), is a promising target for a new class of drugs primarily established as kidney-targeting, effective glucose-lowering agents used in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Increasing evidence indicates that besides renal effects, SGLT2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have also a systemic impact via indirectly targeting the heart and other tissues. Our hypothesis states that the pleiotropic effects of SGLT2i are associated with their binding force, location of targets in the SGLT2 networks, targets involvement in signaling pathways, and their tissue-specific expression. Methods: Thus, to investigate differences in SGLT2i impact on human organisms, we re-created the SGLT2 interaction network incorporating its inhibitors and metformin and analyzed its tissue-specific expression using publicly available datasets. We analyzed it in the context of the so-called key terms ( autophagy, oxidative stress, aging, senescence, inflammation, AMPK pathways, and mTOR pathways) which seem to be crucial to elucidating the SGLT2 role in a variety of clinical manifestations. Results: Analysis of SGLT2 and its network components’ expression confidence identified selected organs in the following order: kidney, liver, adipose tissue, blood, heart, muscle, intestine, brain, and artery according to the TISSUES database. Drug repurposing analysis of known SGLT2i pointed out the influence of SGLT1 regulators on the heart and intestine tissue. Additionally, dapagliflozin seems to also have a stronger impact on brain tissue through the regulation of SGLT3 and SLC5A11. The shortest path analysis identified interaction SIRT1-SGLT2 among the top five interactions across six from seven analyzed networks associated with the key terms. Other top first-level SGLT2 interactors associated with key terms were not only ADIPOQ, INS, GLUT4, ACE, and GLUT1 but also less recognized ILK and ADCY7. Among other interactors which appeared in multiple shortest-path analyses were GPT, COG2, and MGAM. Enrichment analysis of SGLT2 network components showed the highest overrepresentation of hypertensive disease, DM-related diseases for both levels of SGLT2 interactors. Additionally, for the extended SGLT2 network, we observed enrichment in obesity (including SGLT1), cancer-related terms, neuroactive ligand–receptor interaction, and neutrophil-mediated immunity. Conclusion: This study provides comprehensive and ranked information about the SGLT2 interaction network in the context of tissue expression and can help to predict the clinical effects of the SGLT2i.
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- Zofia Wicik
- Center for Preclinical Research and Technology CEPT, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Center for Preclinical Research and Technology CEPT, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Doctoral School, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Center for Preclinical Research and Technology CEPT, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Doctoral School, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Center for Preclinical Research and Technology CEPT, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Doctoral School, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Center for Preclinical Research and Technology CEPT, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Genomics Core Facility, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Center for Preclinical Research and Technology CEPT, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Interdisciplinary Metabolic Medicine Trials Unit, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Center for Preclinical Research and Technology CEPT, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- *Correspondence: Marek Postuła,
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Krittayaphong R, Permsuwan U. Cost-Utility Analysis of Combination Empagliflozin and Standard Treatment Versus Standard Treatment Alone in Thai Heart Failure Patients with Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2022; 22:577-590. [PMID: 35796952 DOI: 10.1007/s40256-022-00542-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical trials reported the benefit of empagliflozin when combined with standard treatment relative to cardiovascular death or heart failure (HF) hospitalization in patients with heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFrEF and HFpEF, respectively). We conducted a cost-utility analysis of combination empagliflozin and standard treatment (ST) versus ST alone in Thai HF patients with HFrEF or HFpEF. METHODS A Markov model was employed to capture lifetime direct medical costs and outcomes from a healthcare system perspective. Two cohorts (HFrEF and HFpEF) with an average age of 60 years were enrolled. The clinical inputs were the results of the EMPEROR-Reduced and EMPEROR-Preserved studies, and a Thai database. Costs were gathered from published studies or from a Thai hospital database. Utilities were obtained from published studies. All costs and outcomes were discounted at a rate of 3% per annum. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) were estimated, and sensitivity analyses were performed. RESULTS In patients with HFrEF, add-on empagliflozin yielded a life-year gain of 0.26, and a quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gain of 0.20 at an increased total cost of 409.82 USD compared to ST alone [ICER: 69,218 THB/QALY (2064.98 USD/QALY gained)]. Among HFpEF patients, add-on empagliflozin yielded a life-year gain of 0.07, and a QALY gain of 0.05 at an increased total cost of 622.49 USD compared to ST alone [ICER: 395,826 THB/QALY (11,809 USD/QALY gained)]. CONCLUSIONS At the local Thai threshold of 4773.27 USD/QALY, empagliflozin is a cost-effective add-on treatment for patients with HFrEF, but not for patients with HFpEF.
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- Rungroj Krittayaphong
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. .,Center for Medical and Health Technology Assessment, Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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Wechsler M, Schwinger RHG. Association of Repetitive Dosing of Levosimendan with Reduction of NYHA Class and NT-proBNP Levels in Decompensated Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Drugs Real World Outcomes 2022; 9:529-537. [PMID: 35794318 PMCID: PMC9392823 DOI: 10.1007/s40801-022-00313-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background There is evidence that repetitive administration of levosimendan can improve outcome in chronic heart failure patients. Objective The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the effect of therapy with levosimendan (LEV) additional to standard medical care in patients with symptomatic heart failure (HFrEF = heart failure with reduced ejection fraction) on NYHA class, NT-proBNP values, ejection fraction (EF) and body weight. Patients and Methods 178 participating patients (125 male, 53 female; mean age of 73 ± 13 years) were grouped according to whether LEV was given once (group 1) or repetitively (group 2). In group 2 data were analysed for first treatment with LEV (group 2a) and for the following repetitive LEV treatments (group 2b). The differentiation was required to see if there were different results for the particular groups. Results Repetitive dosing was given between two and 11 times, leading to 47 repetitive applications of LEV and a total of 225 (178 once + 47 repetitive) applications. The mean time between the repetitive dosing was 133 days or 4.3 months. LEV in addition to standard medical treatment was associated with reduction of NT-proBNP levels from 9138 to 7051 pg/mL (p < 0.05). The corresponding values in group 2a and group 2b were 8790–4717 pg/mL (p < 0.05) as well as 13,681–7581 pg/mL (p < 0.05). The ejection fraction measured by echocardiography improved from 30 to 38% in group 1, from 31 to 45% in group 2a and from 30 to 35% in group 2b (p < 0.05). Addition of LEV was associated with significant reduction of NYHA class and bodyweight in all groups. No adverse side effects (e.g., rhythm disorder, hypotension, electrolyte disorder) were seen. Conclusion LEV may be useful as an additive to standard care of treatment for patients with acute de novo decompensation due to acute heart failure as well as to prevent further deterioration in patients with chronic heart failure disease at high risk for hospitalisation. Intraindividual changes in NT-proBNP levels may be useful in decision-making about the need for additional treatment options in patients with worsening heart failure.
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- Maximilian Wechsler
- Medizinische Klinik II, Kardiologie, Nephrologie (Hypertonie), Pneumologie, Internistische Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Weiden, Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG, Teaching Hospital of the University of Regensburg, Söllnerstraße 16, 92637, Weiden i. d. Opf, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Kardiologie, Nephrologie (Hypertonie), Pneumologie, Internistische Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Weiden, Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG, Teaching Hospital of the University of Regensburg, Söllnerstraße 16, 92637, Weiden i. d. Opf, Germany.
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Reinhardt SW, Clark KA, Xin X, Parzynski CS, Riello RJ, Sarocco P, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Thirty-Day and 90-Day Episode of Care Spending Following Heart Failure Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2022; 15:e008069. [DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.008069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND:
Despite growing interest in value-based models, utilization patterns and costs for heart failure (HF) admissions are not well understood. We sought to characterize Medicare spending for patients with HF for 30- and 90-day episodes of care (which include an index hospitalization and 30 or 90 days following discharge) and to describe the patterns of post-acute care spending.
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Using Medicare fee-for-service administrative claims data from 2016 to 2018, we performed a retrospective analysis of patients discharged after hospitalization with primary discharge diagnoses of systolic HF, diastolic HF, hypertensive heart disease (HHD) with HF, and HHD with HF and chronic kidney disease. We analyzed coding patterns across these groups over time, median 30- and 90-day payments, and costs allocated to index hospitalization and postacute care.
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The study included 935 962 patients discharged following hospitalization for HF (systolic HF: 178 603; diastolic HF: 165 156; HHD with HF: 226 929; HHD with HF and chronic kidney disease: 365 274). The proportion of HHD codes increased from 26% of HF hospitalizations in 2016 to 91% in 2018. There was substantial spending on 30-day (median $13 330, interquartile range $9912–$22 489) and 90-day episodes (median $21 658, interquartile range $12 423–$37 630) for HF with significant variation, such that the third quartile of patients incurred costs 3 times the amount of the first quartile. Across all codes, the index hospitalization accounted for ≈70% of 30-day and 45% of 90-day spending. Sixty-one percent of postacute care spending occurred 31 to 90 days following discharge, with readmissions and observation stays (36%) and skilled nursing facilities (27%) comprising the largest categories.
CONCLUSIONS:
This patient episode-level analysis of contemporary Medicare beneficiaries is the first to examine 90-day spending, which will become an increasingly important pasyment benchmark with the expansion of the Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Program. Further investigation into the drivers of costs will be essential to provide high-value HF care.
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- Samuel W. Reinhardt
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (S.W.R., K.A.A.C., T.A., N.R.D.)
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (S.W.R., K.A.A.C., T.A., N.R.D.)
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- Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluationm Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven‚ CT. (X.X., C.S.P., T.A., N.R.D.)
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- Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluationm Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven‚ CT. (X.X., C.S.P., T.A., N.R.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven‚ CT. (R.J.R.)
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- Cytokinetics, Incorporated, South San Francisco, CA (P.S.)
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (S.W.R., K.A.A.C., T.A., N.R.D.)
- Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluationm Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven‚ CT. (X.X., C.S.P., T.A., N.R.D.)
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (S.W.R., K.A.A.C., T.A., N.R.D.)
- Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluationm Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven‚ CT. (X.X., C.S.P., T.A., N.R.D.)
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Jensen J, Omar M, Kistorp C, Gustafsson F, Køber L, Møller JE, Schou M. Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Current evidence and future perspectives. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2022; 131:5-17. [PMID: 35510595 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were developed as glucose-lowering drugs to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, significant reductions in clinical outcomes have now been demonstrated in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), irrespective of the presence of T2D. Multiple hypotheses have been proposed for the underlying mechanisms, and the data to support these proposals are emerging. OBJECTIVES To review the clinical outcome data with SGLT2 inhibitors in HFrEF and the data to support the mechanisms for these clinical effects. METHODS Literature review was supported by a PubMed search for relevant articles up to 19 April 2022. FINDINGS Current data support increased diuresis and reverse cardiac remodelling as important mechanisms for the reductions in heart failure hospitalizations and mortality observed with SGLT2 inhibitors (empagliflozin or dapagliflozin) in patients with HFrEF. Alteration in intrarenal haemodynamic is likely contributing to the observed renoprotective effect of SGLT2 inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS Solid clinical data support the current recommendations to use empagliflozin or dapagliflozin in HFrEF. The underlying mechanisms likely include changes in cardiac and intrarenal haemodynamic. Yet, these mechanisms do not seem to solely explain the observed magnitude of clinical effect with SGLT2 inhibitors in HFrEF, and other mechanisms may contribute.
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- Jesper Jensen
- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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The Role of Mitochondria in Metabolic Syndrome–Associated Cardiomyopathy. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:9196232. [PMID: 35783195 PMCID: PMC9246605 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9196232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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With the rapid development of society, the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) is increasing rapidly. Evidence indicated that patients diagnosed with MS usually suffered from cardiomyopathy, called metabolic syndrome–associated cardiomyopathy (MSC). The clinical characteristics of MSC included cardiac hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction, followed by heart failure. Despite many studies on this topic, the detailed mechanisms are not clear yet. As the center of cellular metabolism, mitochondria are crucial for maintaining heart function, while mitochondria dysfunction plays a vital role through mechanisms such as mitochondrial energy deprivation, calcium disorder, and ROS (reactive oxygen species) imbalance during the development of MSC. Accordingly, in this review, we will summarize the characteristics of MSC and especially focus on the mechanisms related to mitochondria. In addition, we will update new therapeutic strategies in this field.
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Shen X, Shen X. Promise of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:2239-2248. [PMID: 35642772 PMCID: PMC9288809 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) is associated with comparable poor outcomes as other subtypes of heart failure and remains a medical unmet need due to the paucity of effective therapies. According to large cardiovascular (CV) outcome trials in patients with heart failure, sodium–glucose co‐transporter‐2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) reduce CV mortality and hospitalizations for heart failure in patients with heart failure across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). There has been a lack of dedicated trials in HFmrEF. However, several large outcome trials in heart failure that enrolled patients with HFmrEF could provide a hint on the role of SGLT2is in this subgroup. This review focuses on CV effects of three major SGLT2is—dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, and sotagliflozin—in patients with HFmrEF. A narrative review of trials investigating the efficacy of each medication in treating heart failure with LVEF > 40% is provided with a focus on their LVEF subgroup analyses. The purpose of this review is to discuss the current state of evidence regarding the potential of SGLT2is in HFmrEF management. Current limited evidence suggests that SGLT2is might be a favourable treatment modality for patients with HFmrEF to reduce hospitalization for heart failure and CV mortality. This conclusion needs to be further supported by clear HFmrEF subgroup analysis of the existing trials. Further outcome trials involving sufficient patients with different subtypes of HFmrEF are needed to confirm and assess CV benefits of SGLT2is in HFmrEF. Possible mechanisms by which SGLT2is exert their cardioprotective effect are also described briefly.
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- Xizi Shen
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Ostrominski JW, Vaduganathan M. Evolving therapeutic strategies for patients hospitalized with new or worsening heart failure across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction. Clin Cardiol 2022; 45 Suppl 1:S40-S51. [PMID: 35789014 PMCID: PMC9254675 DOI: 10.1002/clc.23849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is a chronic, progressive, and increasingly prevalent syndrome characterized by stepwise declines in health status and residual lifespan. Despite significant advancements in both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management approaches for chronic HF, the burden of HF hospitalization-whether attributable to new-onset (de novo) HF or worsening of established HF-remains high and contributes to excess HF-related morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures. Owing to a paucity of evidence to guide tailored interventions in this heterogeneous group, management of acute HF events remains largely subject to clinician discretion, relying principally on alleviation of clinical congestion, as-needed correction of hemodynamic perturbations, and concomitant reversal of underlying trigger(s). Following acute stabilization, the subsequent phase of care primarily involves interventions known to improve long-term outcomes and rehospitalization risk, including initiation and optimization of disease-modifying pharmacotherapy, targeted use of adjunctive therapies, and attention to contributing comorbid conditions. However, even with current standards of care many patients experience recurrent HF hospitalization, or after admission incur worsening clinical trajectories. These patterns highlight a persistent unmet need for evidence-based approaches to inform in-hospital HF care and call for renewed focus on urgent implementation of interventions capable of ameliorating risk of worsening HF. In this review, we discuss key contemporary and emerging therapeutic strategies for patients hospitalized with de novo or worsening HF.
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- John W. Ostrominski
- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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Zou X, Shi Q, Vandvik PO, Guyatt G, Lang CC, Parpia S, Wang S, Agarwal A, Zhou Y, Zhu Y, Tian H, Zhu Z, Li S. Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Patients With Heart Failure : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 2022; 175:851-861. [PMID: 35404670 DOI: 10.7326/m21-4284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Randomized controlled trials established the cardiac protection of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors among adults with type 2 diabetes. New evidence suggests that these results could extend to people without diabetes. PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure, regardless of the presence of type 2 diabetes. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase (OVID interface). STUDY SELECTION Eligible trials randomly assigned adults with heart failure to SGLT2 inhibitors or control. DATA EXTRACTION Time-to-event individual patient data were reconstructed from published Kaplan-Meier plots; time-varying risk ratios (RRs) were calculated in half-, 1-, and 2-year time frames; and anticipated absolute benefits were calculated using simple models applying relative effects to baseline risks. DATA SYNTHESIS Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors reduce hospitalization for heart failure by 37% (95% CI, 25% to 47%) at 6 months, 32% (CI, 20% to 42%) at 1 year, and 26% (CI, 10% to 40%) at 2 years (all high certainty) and reduce cardiovascular death by 14% (CI, 1% to 25%) at 1 year (high certainty). Nevertheless, low-certainty evidence did not indicate protection against all-cause death, kidney disease progression, or kidney failure. Anticipated absolute benefits are greater for patients treated in the first year and for those with poorer prognoses, such as those newly diagnosed with heart failure in the hospital. In addition, SGLT2 inhibitors doubled the risk for genital infections (RR, 2.69 [CI, 1.61 to 4.52]; high certainty). LIMITATION Covariates were unavailable in meta-analyses with reconstructed individual patient data. CONCLUSION Among people with heart failure, SGLT2 inhibitors reduce hospitalizations for heart failure regardless of the presence of diabetes; absolute benefits are most pronounced in first-year treatment and vary with prognostic factors. Clinicians should note the increased risk for genital infection in patients receiving SGLT2 inhibitors. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE 1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence, West China Hospital of Sichuan University. (PROSPERO: CRD42021255544).
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- Xinyu Zou
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Center, MAGIC China Center, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (X.Z., Q.S., Y.Zhou, H.T.)
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Center, MAGIC China Center, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (X.Z., Q.S., Y.Zhou, H.T.)
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- Department of Medicine, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway (P.O.V.)
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (G.G., S.P.)
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- Division of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom (C.C.L.)
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (G.G., S.P.)
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (S.W., Y.Zhu)
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (A.A.)
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Center, MAGIC China Center, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (X.Z., Q.S., Y.Zhou, H.T.)
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (S.W., Y.Zhu)
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Center, MAGIC China Center, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (X.Z., Q.S., Y.Zhou, H.T.)
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- Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (Z.Z.)
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Center, MAGIC China Center, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, and Division of Population Health and Genomics, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom (S.L.)
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Yagyu H, Shimano H. Treatment of diabetes mellitus has borne much fruit in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. J Diabetes Investig 2022; 13:1472-1488. [PMID: 35638331 PMCID: PMC9434581 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the most alarming complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), and a strategy aiming at cardiovascular event prevention in diabetes mellitus has long been debated. Large landmark clinical trials have shown cardiovascular benefits of intensive glycemic control as a ‘legacy effect’ in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. In contrast, we have learned that excessive intervention aimed at strong glycemic control could cause unexpected cardiovascular death in patients who are resistant to treatments against hyperglycemia. It has also been shown that the comprehensive multifactorial intervention for cardiovascular risk factors that was advocated in the current guideline provided substantial cardiovascular event reduction. The impact of classical antidiabetic agents launched before 1990s on cardiovascular events is controversial. Although there are many clinical or observational studies assessing the impact of those agents on cardiovascular events, the conclusions are inconsistent owing to variable patient backgrounds and concomitant antidiabetic agents among the studies. Moreover, most of them were not large‐scale, randomized, cardiovascular outcome trials. In contrast, GLP‐1RA (glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist) and SGLT2 (sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2) inhibitors have demonstrated undeniable cardiovascular benefits in large‐scale, randomized, controlled trials. Whereas GLP‐1RAs decrease atherosclerotic disease, especially stroke, SGLT2 inhibitors mainly prevent heart failure. SGLT2 inhibitors are superior to GLP‐1RAs with respect to hard renal outcomes. Therefore, it can be said that drugs such as GLP‐1RAs and SGLT2 inhibitors that prevent cardiovascular events, in addition to their glucose‐lowering effect, are incredible novel tools that we have gained for use in diabetic treatment.
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- Hiroaki Yagyu
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Clinical Education and Training Center, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Mito, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Thorvaldsen T, Ferrannini G, Mellbin L, Benson L, Cosentino F, McMurray JJV, Dahlström U, Lund LH, Savarese G. Eligibility for dapagliflozin and empagliflozin in a real-world heart failure population. J Card Fail 2022; 28:1050-1062. [PMID: 35550428 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND We investigated eligibility for dapagliflozin and empagliflozin in a real-world heart failure (HF) cohort based on selection criteria of DAPA-HF, DELIVER, and EMPEROR trials. METHODS AND RESULTS Selection criteria were applied to the Swedish HF registry out-patient population according to three scenarios: (i) a "trial scenario" applying all selection criteria; (ii) a "pragmatic scenario" applying the most clinically relevant criteria; (iii) a "label scenario" following the regulatory agencies labels. Of 49,317 patients, 55% had ejection fraction (EF)<40% and were assessed for eligibility based on DAPA-HF and EMPEROR-Reduced, 45% had EF≥40% and were assessed based on EMPEROR-Preserved and DELIVER. Eligibility using trial, pragmatic and label scenarios was: 35%, 61% and 80% for DAPA-HF; 31%, 55% and 81% for EMPEROR-Reduced; 30%, 61% and 74% for DELIVER; 32%, 59% and 75% for EMPEROR-Preserved. Main selection criteria limiting eligibility were HF duration and NT-proBNP. Eligible patients had more severe HF, more comorbidities, higher use of HF treatments and higher mortality/morbidity. CONCLUSIONS In a real-world HF setting, eligibility for SGLT2i was similar whether selection criteria from DAPA-HF or EMPEROR-Reduced were applied in HFrEF, or EMPEROR-Preserved or DELIVER in HFpEF. These data might help stakeholders assessing the consequences of future trial eligibility.
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- Tonje Thorvaldsen
- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- British Heart Foundation, Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Zhou H, Peng W, Li F, Wang Y, Wang B, Ding Y, Lin Q, Zhao Y, Pan G, Wang X. Effect of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:875327. [PMID: 35600478 PMCID: PMC9116195 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.875327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with a high risk of mortality and frequent hospitalization. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have favorable cardiovascular protective effect and could decrease the risk of mortality and hospitalization in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. However, the effect of SGLT2 inhibitors for HFpEF has not been well studied. Purpose The aim of this meta-analysis is to systematically assess the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with HFpEF. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE, Ovid, Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, VIP database, Chinese Biomedical Database, and Wanfang Database were searched from inception to November 2021 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of SGLT2 inhibitors for HFpEF. Risk bias was assessed for included studies according to Cochrane handbook. The primary outcome was the composite of first hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) or cardiovascular mortality. First HHF, cardiovascular mortality, total HHF, all-cause mortality, exercise capacity, ventricular diastolic function, and adverse events were considered as secondary endpoints. PROSPERO registration: CRD42021291122. Results A total of 12 RCTs including 10,883 patients with HFpEF (SGLT2 inhibitors group: 5,621; control group: 5,262) were included. All included RCTs were at low risk of bias. Meta-analysis showed that SGLT2 inhibitors significantly reduced the composite of first HHF or cardiovascular mortality (HR:0.78, 95% CI: [0.70, 0.87], P< 0.00001, I 2 = 0%), first HHF (HR:0.71, 95% CI: [0.62, 0.83], P < 0.00001, I 2 = 0%), total HHF (RR:0.75, 95% CI: [0.67, 0.84], P<0.00001, I 2 = 0%), E/e' (MD: -1.22, 95% CI: [-2.29, -0.15], P = 0.03, I 2 = 59%) and adverse events (RR:0.92, 95% CI: [0.88, 0.97], P = 0.001, I 2 = 0%). No statistical differences were found in terms of cardiovascular mortality, all-cause mortality, NT-proBNP, BNP and 6-min walk test distance. Conclusion SGLT2 inhibitors significantly improve cardiovascular outcomes with a lower risk of serious adverse events in patients with HFpEF. However, these findings require careful recommendation due to the small number of RCTs at present. More multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials are needed. Systematic Review Registration [https://www.crd.york.ac.Uk/prospero/], identifier [CRD42021291122].
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- Hufang Zhou
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Jinan Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Changping District Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Qian Lin,
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- Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China,Ying Zhao,
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China,Guozhong Pan,
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China,Xian Wang,
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Das BB. Therapeutic Approaches in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) in Children: Present and Future. Paediatr Drugs 2022; 24:235-246. [PMID: 35501560 DOI: 10.1007/s40272-022-00508-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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For a long time, pediatric heart failure (HF) with preserved systolic function (HFpEF) has been noted in patients with cardiomyopathies and congenital heart disease. HFpEF is infrequently reported in children and instead of using the HFpEF terminology the HF symptoms are attributed to diastolic dysfunction. Identifying HFpEF in children is challenging because of heterogeneous etiologies and unknown pathophysiological mechanisms. Advances in echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging techniques have further increased our understanding of HFpEF in children. However, the literature does not describe the incidence, etiology, clinical features, and treatment of HFpEF in children. At present, treatment of HFpEF in children is extrapolated from clinical trials in adults. There are significant differences between pediatric and adult HF with reduced ejection fraction, supported by a lack of adequate response to adult HF therapies. Evidence-based clinical trials in children are still not available because of the difficulty of conducting trials with a limited number of pediatric patients with HF. The treatment of HFpEF in children is based upon the clinician's experience, and the majority of children receive off-level medications. There are significant differences between pediatric and adult HFpEF pharmacotherapies in many areas, including side-effect profiles, underlying pathophysiologies, the β-receptor physiology, and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. This review describes the present and future treatments for children with HFpEF compared with adults. This review also highlights the need to urgently test new therapies in children with HFpEF to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of drugs and devices with proven benefits in adults.
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- Bibhuti B Das
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State St., Jackson, MS, 39216, USA.
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Siao WZ, Lin TK, Huang JY, Tsai CF, Jong GP. The association between sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and incident dementia: A nationwide population-based longitudinal cohort study. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2022; 19:14791641221098168. [PMID: 35549730 PMCID: PMC9109279 DOI: 10.1177/14791641221098168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The association of the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor and incident dementia remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the risk of incident dementia with the use of SGLT2 inhibitor. METHODS This is a population-based cohort study utilizing Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. Each patient who took SGLT2 inhibitors was assigned to the SGLT2 inhibitor group, whereas 1:1 propensity score-matched randomly selected patients who were nonusers of SGLT2 inhibitors were assigned to the non-SGLT2 inhibitor group. The study outcome was incident dementia. RESULTS A total of 976,972 patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) between 2011 and 2018 were included in this study. After the patients' propensity score matching by age, sex, duration of DM, comorbidities and drug index date of the patients, a total of 103,247 patients in the SGLT2 inhibitor group and 103,247 in the non-SGLT2 inhibitor group were enrolled for analysis. The SGLT2 inhibitor group was associated with a lower risk of incident dementia (adjusted hazard ratio: 0.89, 95% confidence interval: 0.82-0.96; p = .0021). Diabetic complications were significantly lower in the SGLT2 inhibitor group compared with the non-SGLT2 group. Sensitivity analysis was also consistent with the main analysis. CONCLUSIONS Patients with type 2 DM who were prescribed SGLT2 inhibitors were associated with a lower risk of incident dementia compared with those not prescribed SGLT2 inhibitors in real-world practice.
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- Wun-Zhih Siao
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Wilding JPH, Evans M, Fernando K, Gorriz JL, Cebrian A, Diggle J, Hicks D, James J, Newland-Jones P, Ali A, Bain S, Da Porto A, Patel D, Viljoen A, Wheeler DC, Del Prato S. The Place and Value of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in the Evolving Treatment Paradigm for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review. Diabetes Ther 2022; 13:847-872. [PMID: 35307801 PMCID: PMC8934539 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-022-01228-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Over recent years, the expanding evidence base for sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) therapies has revealed benefits beyond their glucose-lowering efficacy in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), resulting in their recognition as cardiorenal medicines. While SGLT2is continue to be recommended among the second-line therapies for the treatment of hyperglycaemia, their true value now extends to the prevention of debilitating and costly cardiovascular and renal events for high-risk individuals, with particular benefit shown in reducing major adverse cardiac events and heart failure (HF) and slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease. However, SGLT2i usage is still suboptimal among groups considered to be at greatest risk of cardiorenal complications. The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has intensified financial pressures on healthcare systems, which may hamper further investment in newer effective medicines. Emerging evidence indicates that glycaemic control should be prioritised for people with T2DM in the era of COVID-19 and practical advice on the use of T2DM medications during periods of acute illness remains important, particularly for healthcare professionals working in primary care who face multiple competing priorities. This article provides the latest update from the Improving Diabetes Steering Committee, including perspectives on the value of SGLT2is as cost-effective therapies within the T2DM treatment paradigm, with particular focus on the latest published evidence relating to the prevention or slowing of cardiorenal complications. The implications for ongoing and future approaches to diabetes care are considered in the light of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, and relevant aspects of international treatment guidelines are highlighted with practical advice on the appropriate use of SGLT2is in commonly occurring T2DM clinical scenarios. The 'SGLT2i Prescribing Tool for T2DM Management', previously published by the Steering Committee, has been updated to reflect the latest evidence and is provided in the Supplementary Materials to help support clinicians delivering T2DM care.
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- John P H Wilding
- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK.
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- University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, UK
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- University Hospital Clinic, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Spanish Diabetes Association, Catholic University of Murcia, Service Murciano de Salud, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
- Centro de Salud Casco Antiguo Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
- Primary Care Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), 30120, Murcia, Spain
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- College Lane Surgery, Ackworth, West Yorkshire, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Royal Blackburn Hospital, Lancashire, UK
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- Swansea University and Diabetes Research Unit, Swansea, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Stevenage, UK
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Shi Z, Gao F, Liu W, He X. Comparative Efficacy of Dapagliflozin and Empagliflozin of a Fixed Dose in Heart Failure: A Network Meta-Analysis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:869272. [PMID: 35445086 PMCID: PMC9013819 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.869272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background The efficacy of dapagliflozin and empagliflozin in sodium-glucose cotransport-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) in patients with heart failure (HF) has been discovered. However, which drug could improve varied prognostic outcomes has not been elucidated. Hence, we compared their efficacies on the prognostic improvement of HF. Methods Databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Google Scholars, and the Cochrane Library were searched for all related randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from inception to 13 October 2021. Network meta-analyses were performed to generate matrices to show the effect size for pairwise comparison regarding all the interventions. Results Eventually a total of 11 RCTs were included in this study. For the primary endpoints, dapagliflozin was comparable with empagliflozin in hospitalization for HF, and empagliflozin (OR=0.70, 95%CI: 0.59–0.84) decreased the risk of exacerbation of HF over dapagliflozin. For the secondary endpoints, dapagliflozin was comparable with empagliflozin in cardiovascular (CV) death /hospitalization for HF, and for CV death, dapagliflozin (OR=0.78, 95%CI: 0.65–0.92) significantly reduced mortality over the placebo. For the tertiary endpoints, dapagliflozin (OR=0.80, 95%CI: 0.66–0.98) significantly decreased the mortality over empagliflozin in all-cause death, and neither drug significantly increased the risk of hypoglycemia. Recommendations Overall, 10 mg/day dapagliflozin may be the optimal recommendation for its premium and comprehensive effect on improving the prognosis of patients with HF compared to 10 mg/day empagliflozin.
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Seidu S, Cos X, Brunton S, Harris SB, Jansson SPO, Mata-Cases M, Neijens AMJ, Topsever P, Khunti K. 2022 update to the position statement by Primary Care Diabetes Europe: a disease state approach to the pharmacological management of type 2 diabetes in primary care. Prim Care Diabetes 2022; 16:223-244. [PMID: 35183458 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2022.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes and its associated comorbidities are growing more prevalent, and the complexity of optimising glycaemic control is increasing, especially on the frontlines of patient care. In many countries, most patients with type 2 diabetes are managed in a primary care setting. However, primary healthcare professionals face the challenge of the growing plethora of available treatment options for managing hyperglycaemia, leading to difficultly in making treatment decisions and contributing to treatment and therapeutic inertia. This position statement offers a simple and patient-centred clinical decision-making model with practical treatment recommendations that can be widely implemented by primary care clinicians worldwide through shared-decision conversations with their patients. It highlights the importance of managing cardiovascular disease and elevated cardiovascular risk in people with type 2 diabetes and aims to provide innovative risk stratification and treatment strategies that connect patients with the most effective care.
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- S Seidu
- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 4PW, United Kingdom.
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- Sant Marti de Provenҫals Primary Care Centres, Institut Català de la Salut, University Research Institute in Primary Care (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona, Spain
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- Primary Care Metabolic Group, Winnsboro, SC, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Medical Sciences, University Health Care Research Centre, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- La Mina Primary Care Centre, Institut Català de la Salut, University Research Institute in Primary Care (IDIAP Jordi Gol), CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain
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- Praktijk De Diabetist, Nurse-Led Case Management in Diabetes, QOL-consultancy, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Family Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University School of Medicine, Kerem Aydinlar Campus, 34752 Atasehir, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 4PW, United Kingdom
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Amioka N, Takaishi A, Nakamura K, Endo T, Iida T, Yamaji T, Mori H, Kishinoue T, Yasuhara K, Matsuo N, Tanimoto M, Nakano Y, Onishi N, Ueeda M, Ito H. Innovative clinical pathway shortened the length of hospital stay and prevented readmission in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. J Cardiol 2022; 80:232-239. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2022.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mazin I, Chernomordik F, Fefer P, Matetzky S, Beigel R. The Impact of Novel Anti-Diabetic Medications on CV Outcomes: A New Therapeutic Horizon for Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Cardiac Patients. J Clin Med 2022; 11:1904. [PMID: 35407513 PMCID: PMC9000034 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11071904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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It is estimated that in the past two decades the number of patients diagnosed with diabetes mellites (DM) has doubled. Despite significant progress in the treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including novel anti-platelet agents, effective lipid-lowering medications, and advanced revascularization techniques, patients with DM still are least twice as likely to die of cardiovascular causes compared with their non-diabetic counterparts, and current guidelines define patients with DM at the highest risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Over the last few years, there has been a breakthrough in anti-diabetic therapeutics, as two novel anti-diabetic classes have demonstrated cardiovascular benefit with consistently reduced MACE, and for some agents, also improvement in heart failure status as well as reduced cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. These include the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. The benefits of these medications are thought to be derived not only from their anti-diabetic effect but also from additional mechanisms. The purpose of this review is to provide the everyday clinician a detailed review of the various agents within each class with regard to their specific characteristics and the effects on MACE and cardiovascular outcomes.
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- Israel Mazin
- Department of Cardiology, The Cardiovascular Division, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 5265601, Israel; (F.C.); (P.F.); (S.M.); (R.B.)
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Ferreira JP, Butler J, Zannad F, Filippatos G, Schueler E, Steubl D, Zeller C, Januzzi JL, Pocock S, Packer M, Anker SD. Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists and Empagliflozin in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 79:1129-1137. [PMID: 35331406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) may be beneficial in reducing heart failure (HF) hospitalizations in patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction. The effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction according to MRA background therapy has not been reported. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine the effect of empagliflozin in MRA users and nonusers in the EMPEROR-Preserved (Empagliflozin Outcome Trial in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction) trial. METHODS Survival analyses were conducted comparing the effects of empagliflozin vs placebo in MRA users and nonusers at baseline with treatment-by-MRA use interaction terms. RESULTS A total of 5,988 patients were included, of whom 2,244 (37.5%) were using MRAs at baseline. MRA users had higher event rates than MRA nonusers (placebo group primary outcome 9.4 vs 8.2 events per 100 person-years). The benefit of empagliflozin to reduce the primary outcome was not significantly different between MRA nonusers and MRA users (HR: 0.73 [95% CI: 0.62-0.87] and HR: 0.87 [95% CI: 0.71-1.06]; interaction P = 0.22). The effect of empagliflozin to reduce first and recurrent HF hospitalizations was more pronounced in MRA nonusers than in MRA users (HR: 0.60 [95% CI: 0.47-0.77] and HR: 0.90 [95% CI: 0.68-1.19]; interaction P = 0.038). MRA users experienced almost twice as many hyperkalemia events as MRA nonusers, and empagliflozin reduced the risk for hyperkalemia or initiation of potassium binders regardless of MRA use (MRA nonusers: HR: 0.90 [95% CI: 0.69-1.19]; MRA users: HR: 0.74 [95% CI: 0.56-0.96]; interaction P = 0.29). CONCLUSIONS The benefit of empagliflozin to reduce the primary outcome was not significantly different between MRA nonusers and MRA users. The effect of empagliflozin to reduce first and recurrent HF hospitalizations was more pronounced in MRA nonusers. Empagliflozin reduced hyperkalemia, with no significant treatment-by-MRA subgroup interaction. (Empagliflozin Outcome Trial in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction [EMPEROR-Preserved]; NCT03057951).
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- João Pedro Ferreira
- Unidade de Investigaçao Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Centre d'Investigations Cliniques Plurithématique 1433 and Inserm U1116, CHRU, FCRIN INI-CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists), Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Centre d'Investigations Cliniques Plurithématique 1433 and Inserm U1116, CHRU, FCRIN INI-CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists), Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim, Germany; Department of Nephrology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Faculty of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Germany
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA; Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Yip ASY, Leong S, Teo YH, Teo YN, Syn NLX, See RM, Wee CF, Chong EY, Lee CH, Chan MY, Yeo TC, Wong RCC, Chai P, Sia CH. Effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors on serum urate levels in patients with and without diabetes: a systematic review and meta-regression of 43 randomized controlled trials. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2022; 13:20406223221083509. [PMID: 35342538 PMCID: PMC8949773 DOI: 10.1177/20406223221083509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Objectives Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been found to reduce serum urate in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. To evaluate if this effect applies to both patients with and without diabetes, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of SGLT2 inhibitors on serum urate levels in this population. Methods Four electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane and SCOPUS) were searched on 25 September 2021 for articles published from 1 January 2000 up to 25 September 2021, for studies that examined the effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on serum urate in study subjects. Random-effects meta-analysis was performed, with subgroup analyses on the type of SGLT2 inhibitor agent administered, presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, presence of chronic kidney disease and drug dose. Results A total of 43 randomized controlled trials, with a combined cohort of 31,921 patients, were included. Both patients with [-31.48 μmol/L; 95% confidence interval (CI): -37.35 to -25.60] and without diabetes (-91.38 μmol/L; 95% CI: -126.53 to -56.24) on SGLT2 inhibitors had significantly lower urate levels when compared with placebo. This treatment effect was similarly observed across different types of SGLT2 inhibitors. However, in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with chronic kidney disease, the reduction in serum urate with SGLT2 inhibitors became insignificant (95% CI: -22.17 to 5.94, p < 0.01). Conclusion This study demonstrated that SGLT2 inhibitors are beneficial in reducing serum urate in patients with and without diabetes. SGLT2 inhibitors could therefore contribute to the general treatment of hyperuricaemia.
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- Alicia Swee Yan Yip
- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Dr, Singapore 117597
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Tang J, Ye L, Yan Q, Zhang X, Wang L. Effects of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors on Water and Sodium Metabolism. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:800490. [PMID: 35281930 PMCID: PMC8905496 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.800490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors exert hypoglycemic and diuretic effects by inhibiting the absorption of sodium and glucose from the proximal tubule. Currently available data indicate that SGLT2 inhibitors transiently enhance urinary sodium excretion and urinary volume. When combined with loop diuretics, SGLT2 inhibitors exert a synergistic natriuretic effect. The favorable diuretic profile of SGLT2 inhibitors may confer benefits to volume management in patients with heart failure but this natriuretic effect may not be the dominant mechanism for the superior long-term outcomes observed with these agents in patients with heart failure. The first part of this review explores the causes of transient natriuresis and the diuretic mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibitors. The second part provides an overview of the synergistic effects of combining SGLT2 inhibitors with loop diuretics, and the third part summarizes the mechanisms of cardiovascular protection associated with the diuretic effects of SGLT2 inhibitors.
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- Jun Tang
- The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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Kokhan E, Kiyakbaev G, Medovchshikov V. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors: drugs with multiple effects, but which one is relevant to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction? Letter regarding the article "Early benefit with empagliflozin in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the EMPEROR-Preserved trial". Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:1323-1324. [PMID: 35238461 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Tomasoni D, Fonarow GC, Adamo M, Anker SD, Butler J, Coats AJS, Filippatos G, Greene SJ, McDonagh TA, Ponikowski P, Rosano G, Seferovic P, Vaduganathan M, Voors AA, Metra M. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors as an early, first-line therapy in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:431-441. [PMID: 34894038 PMCID: PMC9303969 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have recently been recommended as a foundational therapy for patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) because of their favourable effects on mortality, clinical events and quality of life. While clinical practice guidelines have recommended dapagliflozin or empagliflozin in all patients with HFrEF, or sotagliflozin in those with HFrEF and concomitant diabetes, the timing and practical integration of these drugs in clinical practice is less well defined. We propose that these drugs are candidates for early, upfront administration to patients with newly diagnosed HFrEF and for patients hospitalized with HF. Growing evidence has established early benefits, with clinically meaningful reductions in clinical events that reach statistical significance within days to weeks, following dapagliflozin, empagliflozin or, in diabetic patients, sotagliflozin initiation. Secondly, although major clinical trials have tested these drugs in patients already receiving background HF therapy, secondary analyses showed that their efficacy is independent of that. Third, SGLT2 inhibitors are generally safe and well tolerated, with clinical trial data reporting minimal effects on blood pressure, glycaemia-related adverse events, and no excess in acute kidney injury. Rather, they exert renal protective effects and reduce risk of hyperkalaemia, properties that favour initiation, tolerance and persistence of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists. This review supports the early initiation of dapagliflozin and empagliflozin (or sotagliflozin limited to patients with diabetes) to rapidly improve clinical outcome and quality of life of HFrEF patients.
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- Daniela Tomasoni
- Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK); and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT); German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, James Black Centre, London, UK.,Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital London, London, UK
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- Department of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University & Centre for Heart Diseases, University Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy.,Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group, St George's Hospitals NHS Trust University of London, London, UK
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- Department Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade & Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Cluster Scheme Approach to Foundational Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Therapy. J Nurse Pract 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Dębska-Kozłowska A, Książczyk M, Lelonek M. New therapeutic options for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and acute decompensated heart failure. Adv Med Sci 2022; 67:95-102. [PMID: 35101654 DOI: 10.1016/j.advms.2022.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) are at severe risk of death and rehospitalization. Several clinical studies have been designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of new molecules administered before discharge or shortly after ADHF. The aim of this article is to summarize current knowledge on recently published findings on treatment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and ADHF. METHODS We performed a thorough search for literature pertaining to our review via the PubMed database. RESULTS In this review, we summarize original papers concerning the efficacy and safety of new molecules in patients with HFrEF and ADHF. CONCLUSIONS Peri-discharge initiation of treatment with new molecules is possible and safe for patients with HFrEF and ADHF. New molecules, if administered before discharge or shortly after, reduce the risk of cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure within the vulnerable phase, and are also nephroprotective.
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- Agnieszka Dębska-Kozłowska
- Military Medical Academy Memorial Teaching Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz - Central Veterans' Hospital, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Noninvasive Cardiology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Noninvasive Cardiology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Hao Z, Sun Y, Li G, Shen Y, Wen Y, Liu Y. Effects of canagliflozin and metformin on insulin resistance and visceral adipose tissue in people with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes. BMC Endocr Disord 2022; 22:37. [PMID: 35144596 PMCID: PMC8830023 DOI: 10.1186/s12902-022-00949-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The current study was to evaluate the effects of canagliflozin and metformin on insulin resistance and visceral adipose tissue in people with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes. METHODS This is an open-label, parallel and controlled study. Participants were divided into canagliflozin (100 mg/qd) or metformin (1000 mg/bid) groups. At baseline and after 12 weeks' therapy, insulin resistance [Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)], subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue, fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), C-reactive protein (CRP) and nitric oxide (NO) were evaluated and compared. RESULTS There was no significant between-group difference in baseline characteristics. After 12 weeks' therapy, in canagliflozin group (n = 67), compared to baseline, FBG, HbA1c and HOMA-IR were decreased, accompanying with reduction of visceral adipose tissue. Compared to metformin group (n = 73), FBG, HbA1c and HOMA-IR were lower in canagliflozin group, accompanying with less visceral adipose tissue and lower serum CRP level and higher NO level. After multivariable regression analysis, age, visceral adipose tissue and CRP remained associated with increased insulin resistance, while canagliflozin treatment and higher NO level were associated with reduced insulin resistance. Body mass index, waist/hip ratio, CRP and HOMA-IR remained associated with increased visceral adipose tissue, while canagliflozin treatment and higher NO level were associated with reduced visceral adipose tissue. There was no difference in adverse event between these two groups. CONCLUSION Canagliflozin reduces visceral adipose tissue and improves blood glucose, insulin resistance and systemic inflammation in people with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
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- Zirui Hao
- Department of Endocrinology, the Third People's Hospital of Huizhou, Affiliated Huizhou Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou, 516000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the Third People's Hospital of Huizhou, Affiliated Huizhou Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou, 516000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the Third People's Hospital of Huizhou, Affiliated Huizhou Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou, 516000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the Third People's Hospital of Huizhou, Affiliated Huizhou Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou, 516000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the Third People's Hospital of Huizhou, Affiliated Huizhou Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou, 516000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First People's Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, 516003, China.
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Stress Cardiac Biomarkers, Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes, and Response to Canagliflozin. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 79:432-444. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Zughaib MT, Patel K, Leka M, Affas S. Self-Induced Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis: When to Stop the Drip. Cureus 2022; 14:e21768. [PMID: 35251838 PMCID: PMC8890007 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a well-known, serious complication that many patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes face due to either a relative or absolute insulin deficiency. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have gained increased popularity due to their diabetic, cardiovascular, and renal benefits. An associated complication of SGLT2 inhibitors is euglycemic DKA. A 56-year-old male with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy presented with right foot pain secondary to a diabetic foot ulcer. The ulcer was present for one year, but the patient noticed increased pain and purulent discharge over the three days prior to presentation. While being treated inpatient for the foot ulcers, the patient repeatedly refused to receive standard hospital diabetes management of insulin injections. He instead insisted to take his home medications against medical advice, which were metformin and Glyxambi® (empagliflozin/linagliptin, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany). His diabetic foot ulcer was medically managed with IV antibiotics. On day 4 of admission, his anion gap increased to 23 mEq/L, and serum bicarbonate (CO2) decreased to 8 mEq/L, raising concerns of diabetic ketoacidosis. His glucose was 141 mg/dL, his beta-hydroxybutyrate was high at 5.5 mmol/L. An arterial blood gas (ABG) test demonstrated anion gap metabolic acidosis with secondary respiratory alkalosis. A urinalysis demonstrated glucose 1000 mg/dL and ketones of 150 mg/dL. The patient was diagnosed with euglycemic DKA. Due to the patient having normal glucose levels, an insulin drip and a 5% dextrose with 0.45% normal saline drip were started. Basic metabolic profiles were ordered every four hours, with glucose checks every hour. Once the anion gap was closed and his urinary ketones disappeared, the patient transitioned to subcutaneous insulin. He was able to be discharged home with basal subcutaneous insulin and metformin with instructions to avoid SGLT2 inhibitors in the future. Unfortunately, there are currently no guidelines from endocrinology or internal medicine societies regarding the management of euglycemic DKA. As the typical DKA diagnostic criteria of elevated blood glucose level are not present, it is easy to overlook euglycemic DKA. As these SGLT2 inhibitors become more prevalent, careful monitoring of all potential side effects as well as the contraindications are prudent to successful management of complex disease states.
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Butler J, Siddiqi TJ, Filippatos G, Ferreira JP, Pocock SJ, Zannad F, Anker SD. Early benefit with empagliflozin in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the EMPEROR-Preserved trial. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:245-248. [PMID: 34989083 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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- Javed Butler
- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece
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- Cardiovascular Research and Development Center, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Université de Lorraine, Inserm, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques - Plurithématique 14-33, and Inserm U1116, CHRU, F-CRIN INI-CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists), Nancy, France
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK), and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Sotomi Y, Hikoso S, Komukai S, Sato T, Oeun B, Kitamura T, Nakagawa A, Nakatani D, Mizuno H, Okada K, Dohi T, Sunaga A, Kida H, Seo M, Yano M, Hayashi T, Nakagawa Y, Tamaki S, Ohtani T, Yasumura Y, Yamada T, Sakata Y. Phenotyping of acute decompensated heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Heart 2022; 108:1553-1561. [PMID: 34987067 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-320270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The pathophysiological heterogeneity of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) makes the conventional 'one-size-fits-all' treatment approach difficult. We aimed to develop a stratification methodology to identify distinct subphenotypes of acute HFpEF using the latent class analysis. METHODS We established a prospective, multicentre registry of acute decompensated HFpEF. Primary candidates for latent class analysis were patient data on hospital admission (160 features). The patient subset was categorised based on enrolment period into a derivation cohort (2016-2018; n=623) and a validation cohort (2019-2020; n=472). After excluding features with significant missingness and high degree of correlation, 83 features were finally included in the analysis. RESULTS The analysis subclassified patients (derivation cohort) into 4 groups: group 1 (n=215, 34.5%), characterised by arrythmia triggering (especially atrial fibrillation) and a lower comorbidity burden; group 2 (n=77, 12.4%), with substantially elevated blood pressure and worse classical HFpEF echocardiographic features; group 3 (n=149, 23.9%), with the highest level of GGT and total bilirubin and frequent previous hospitalisation for HF and group 4 (n=182, 29.2%), with infection-triggered HF hospitalisation, high C reactive protein and worse nutritional status. The primary end point-a composite of all-cause death and HF readmission-significantly differed between the groups (log-rank p<0.001). These findings were consistent in the validation cohort. CONCLUSIONS This study indicated the feasibility of clinical application of the latent class analysis in a highly heterogeneous cohort of patients with acute HFpEF. Patients can be divided into 4 phenotypes with distinct patient characteristics and clinical outcomes. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER UMIN000021831.
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- Yohei Sotomi
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics, Department of Integrated Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Amagasaki Chuo Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.,Department of Medical Informatics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Transformative System for Medical Information, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Kawanishi City Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Rinku General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Amagasaki Chuo Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Bidiuk J, Gaciong ZA, Sobieraj P. The overall benefits of empagliflozin treatment in adult siblings with glycogen storage disease type Ib: one year experience. Arch Med Sci 2022; 18:1095-1099. [PMID: 35982912 PMCID: PMC9266796 DOI: 10.5114/aoms/150029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Recently published case reports suggest the benefit of empagliflozin use in subjects with glycogen storage disease Ib (GSD Ib). METHODS We present the clinical and laboratory data of 2 adult brothers with GSD Ib treated with empagliflozin for 12 months. RESULTS There was no severe infection during administration of empagliflozin. The improvement of clinical symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease and arthritis along with reduction in serum CRP levels and urinary albumin excretion was noted. Neutrophil count increased, allowing for reduction or temporary withdrawal of G-CSF treatment. CONCLUSIONS Empagliflozin may be a new safe treatment in GSD Ib patients with an advanced stage of the disease.
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- Joanna Bidiuk
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Atherosclerosis: Lessons from Cardiovascular Clinical Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetic Patients and Basic Researches. J Clin Med 2021; 11:jcm11010137. [PMID: 35011882 PMCID: PMC8745121 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Atherosclerosis-caused cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are effective oral drugs for the treatment of T2DM patients. Multiple pre-clinical and clinical studies have indicated that SGLT2 inhibitors not only reduce blood glucose but also confer benefits with regard to body weight, insulin resistance, lipid profiles and blood pressure. Recently, some cardiovascular outcome trials have demonstrated the safety and cardiovascular benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors beyond glycemic control. The SGLT2 inhibitors empagliflozin, canagliflozin, dapagliflozin and ertugliflozin reduce the rates of major adverse cardiovascular events and of hospitalization for heart failure in T2DM patients regardless of CVD. The potential mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibitors on cardioprotection may be involved in improving the function of vascular endothelial cells, suppressing oxidative stress, inhibiting inflammation and regulating autophagy, which further protect from the progression of atherosclerosis. Here, we summarized the pre-clinical and clinical evidence of SGLT2 inhibitors on cardioprotection and discussed the potential molecular mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibitors in preventing the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and CVD.
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