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SGLT-2 inhibitors promising for heart failure prevention, not treatment
EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM WCIRDC 2018
EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM WCIRDC 2018
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A prospective study of nearly 14,000 patients who received an implantable cardiac device suggests that SGLT2-inhibitor treatment cuts atrial arrhythmias.
Early in-hospital initiation of SGLT2 inhibitors “should be considered the new standard of care” in most patients with heart failure regardless of their ejection fraction, says an expert observer.
A landmark trial proved empagliflozin’s efficacy in HFpEF, but many patients had “moderately reduced” EFs. The findings hold up even without them.
Glucose-regulating medications may improve outcomes in COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes, a multinational retrospective cohort study suggests.