Congestive heart failure Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors

In DAPA-HF trial- a phase 3, placebo-controlled trial- 4744 patients with NYHA class II–IV, and an LVEF ≤40% despite optimal medical therapy (OMT) were randomly assigned to receive dapagliflozin (at a dose of 10 mg once daily) or placebo, in addition to OMT. The primary outcome was a composite of worsening HF (hospitalization or an urgent visit resulting in i.v. therapy for HF) or cardiovascular (CV) death. Results showed that over a median of 18.2 months, dapagliflozin resulted in a 26% reduction in the primary endpoint. Similar benefits were seen in patients with and without diabetes.