Research
Hormonal
SGLT2 inhibitors significantly reduce heart failure hospitalizations and cardiovascular death in patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) and Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), regardless of diabetes status.
If you have Heart Failure (whether your heart pumps strongly or weakly), SGLT2 inhibitors (Dapagliflozin or Empagliflozin) are a cornerstone treatment that reduces hospitalizations and death, even if you do not have Diabetes. Ask your cardiologist about these medications.
StrongSupportsVERY_HIGH confidence
The DAPA-HF trial... dapagliflozin was found to significantly reduce the primary composite outcome of CV death, HF hospitalizations, and urgent HF visits compared with placebo (16.3% vs 21.2%; HR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.65-0.85)... The EMPEROR-Preserved trial... empagliflozin reduced the primary composite outcome of CV death and HF hospitalizations by 19% (13.8% vs 17.1%; HR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.69-0.90)...
Why this rating
Large, landmark RCTs (DAPA-HF, EMPEROR-Reduced, EMPEROR-Preserved, DELIVER) with consistent, significant benefits.
Source
Glucocentric Drugs in Cardiovascular Disease Protection and Heart Failure
Khawaja M. Talha et al. · Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal · 2022
DOI 10.14797/mdcvj.1155
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