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Dapagliflozin Impact on the Exercise Capacity of Non-Diabetic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Patients
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Ant, ónio Valentim Gonçalves Ana, Teresa Timóteo Reis, João Teixeira, Ana Rita Moreira, Rita Ilhão Silva, Tiago Pereira Ferreira, Rui Cruz |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Background: Dapagliflozin has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in Heart Failure with reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF), but its impact on exercise capacity of non-diabetic HF outpatients is unknown. Methods: Adult non-diabetic HF patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <50% were randomized 1:1 to receive dapagliflozin 10 mg or to continue with HF medication. Patients underwent an initial evaluation which was repeated after 6 months. The variation of several clinical parameters was compared, with the primary endpoint being the 6 month peak oxygen uptake $(pVO_{2}$) variation. Results: A total of 40 patients were included (mean age 61 ± 13 years, 82.5% male, mean LVEF 34 ± 5%), half being randomized to dapagliflozin, with no significant baseline differences between groups. The reported drug compliance was 100%, with no major safety events. No statistically significant difference in HF events was found (p = 0.609). There was a 24% reduction in the number of patients in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III in the treatment group as opposed to a 15.8% increase in the control group (p = 0.004). Patients under dapagliflozin had a greater improvement in $pVO_{2}$ (3.1 vs. 0.1 mL/kg/min, p = 0.030) and a greater reduction in NT-proBNP levels (−217.6 vs. 650.3 pg/mL, p = 0.007). Conclusion: Dapagliflozin was associated with a significant improvement in cardiopulmonary fitness at 6 months follow-up in non-diabetic HFrEF patients. |
| Starting Page | 2935 |
| e-ISSN | 20770383 |
| DOI | 10.3390/jcm11102935 |
| Journal | Journal of clinical medicine |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-05-23 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal of clinical medicine Journal of Clinical Medicine Peripheral Vascular Disease Heart Failure Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Peak Oxygen Uptake Sodium–glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
