Do SGLT-2 inhibitors exhibit similar cardiovascular benefit in patients with heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction?

Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, G.D Hospital & Diabetes Institute, Kolkata, India. Department of Diabetes, Fortis-CDOC hospital for Diabetes & Allied Science, New Delhi, India.

Journal of diabetes. 2021;(7):596-600

Abstract

Highlights The beneficial cardiovascular (CV) effects of SGLT-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) in patients with heart failure are already known. Whether SGLT-2i exert similar CV effects in heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction is not known. This meta-analysis showed SGLT-2i exert similar CV benefits irrespective of the types of heart failure. Future trials will confirm or refute the CV effects of SGLT-2i in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

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Publication Type : Meta-Analysis

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