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Multicenter Study
. 2023 May;19(6):343-351.
doi: 10.2217/fca-2023-0016. Epub 2023 Jun 29.

Projected effectiveness of dapagliflozin in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in clinical practice

Manuel Montero-Pérez-Barquero  1 , Carlos Escobar-Cervantes  2 , José Carlos Arévalo-Lorido  3 , Alicia Conde-Martel  4 , Prado Salamanca-Bautista  5 , Luis Manzano-Espinosa  6 , Francesc Formiga  7 , Jesús Díez-Manglano  8 , José María Cepeda  9 , Alvaro González-Franco  10 , Jesús Casado-Cerrada  11
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Multicenter Study

Projected effectiveness of dapagliflozin in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in clinical practice

Manuel Montero-Pérez-Barquero et al. Future Cardiol. 2023 May.

Abstract

Aim: To estimate the projected effectiveness of dapagliflozin in subjects with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction in clinical practice in Spain. Materials & methods: This multicenter cohort study included subjects aged 50 years or older consecutively hospitalized for HF in internal medicine departments in Spain. The projected clinical benefits of dapagliflozin were estimated based on results from the DAPA-HF trial. Results: A total of 1595 patients were enrolled, of whom 1199 (75.2%) were eligible for dapagliflozin. Within 1 year after discharge, 21.6% of patients eligible for dapagliflozin were rehospitalized for HF and 20.5% died. Full implementation of dapagliflozin led to an absolute risk reduction of 3.5% for mortality (number needed to treat = 28) and 6.5% (number needed to treat = 15) for HF readmission. Conclusion: Treatment with dapagliflozin in clinical practice may markedly reduce mortality and readmissions for HF.

Keywords: SGLT2 inhibitors; dapagliflozin; death; heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; hospitalization.

Plain language summary

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is a severe disease with a high risk of hospitalization and mortality. With this condition, the heart muscle cannot pump properly. This means that not enough blood is pumped from the heart, reducing the amount of oxygen to the body. Fortunately, there are treatments that reduce this risk, in patients with heart failure. SGLT2 inhibitors, including dapagliflozin, are among the first therapies given to patients with heart failure. In this study, we investigated the potential benefits of adding dapagliflozin to the treatment of patients admitted to the hospital in Spain for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Our data showed that dapagliflozin was able to reduce the risk of further events (e.g., heart attack) in these patients.

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