Sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in chronic kidney disease and heart failure: ready for prime time in patients without diabetes

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-368
Author(s):  
Caitlyn Vlasschaert ◽  
Bikrampal Sidhu ◽  
Samuel A. Silver
2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. i43-i47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oshini Shivakumar ◽  
Naveed Sattar ◽  
David C Wheeler

Abstract Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce cardiovascular events, specifically those related to heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes. Reductions in major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) outcomes are also observed, but confined largely to patients who have prior cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular outcome benefits extend to patients with type 2 diabetes and reduced estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) rate down to 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 and to patients with heart failure but without diabetes. Ongoing trials are exploring whether patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) but without diabetes will gain similar benefits from this class of agents. Although some safety concerns have emerged, it seems likely that SGLT2 inhibitors will be used more widely in CKD patients to reduce their cardiovascular risk.


Heart ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. heartjnl-2021-319185
Author(s):  
Gaurav S Gulsin ◽  
Matthew P M Graham-Brown ◽  
Iain B Squire ◽  
Melanie J Davies ◽  
Gerry P McCann

Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have emerged as a class of medications with positive cardiovascular (CV) effects across a spectrum of patients with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D). In heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, there is clear evidence that SGLT2i reduce hospitalisations and mortality regardless of the presence of diabetes, and they are now recognised as the fourth pillar of pharmacological management. Recent trial data also indicate promising effects in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. In patients with T2D and atherosclerotic CV diseases, multiple CV outcomes trials have shown reductions in major adverse CV events. Meta-analysis of these trials also shows lower rates of incident and recurrent atrial fibrillation with SGLT2i. Concerns regarding utilisation in patients with chronic kidney disease have been allayed in trials showing SGLT2i in fact have renoprotective effects. Questions still remain regarding the safety of SGLT2i in the acute heart failure setting and immediately post myocardial infarction, as well as in patients with more advanced stages of chronic kidney disease. Furthermore, studies are underway evaluating SGLT2i in patients with heart valve disease, where positive effects on left ventricular remodelling may, for example, improve functional mitral regurgitation. In this review, we summarise the available evidence of recent CV outcomes trials of SGLT2i, focusing particularly on the application of these agents across various CV diseases. We detail evidence to support increased utilisation of these drugs, which in many cases will reduce mortality and improve quality of life in patients routinely encountered by the CV specialist physician.


Diabetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1130-P
Author(s):  
JINGWEI LI ◽  
BRUCE NEAL ◽  
HIDDO L. HEERSPINK ◽  
CLARE ARNOTT ◽  
CHRISTOPHER CANNON ◽  
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Diabetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 27-OR
Author(s):  
JINGWEI LI ◽  
MEG J. JARDINE ◽  
BRUCE NEAL ◽  
HIDDO L. HEERSPINK ◽  
CHRISTOPHER CANNON ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Thi Thanh Hien Bui ◽  
Hieu Nhan Dinh ◽  
Anh Tien Hoang

Background: Despite of considerable advances in its diagnosis and management, heart failure remains an unsettled problem and life threatening. Heart failure with a growing prevalence represents a burden to healthcare system, responsible for deterioration of patient’s daily activities. Galectin-3 is a new cardiac biomarker in prognosis for heart failure. Serum galectin-3 has some relation to heart failure NYHA classification, acute coronary syndrome and clinical outcome. Level of serum galectin-3 give information for prognosis and help risk stratifications in patient with heart failure, so intensive therapeutics can be approached to patients with high risk. Objective: To examine plasma galectin-3 level in hospitalized heart failure patients, investigate the relationship between galectin-3 level with associated diseases, clinical conditions and disease progression in hospital. Methodology: Cross sectional study. Result: 20 patients with severe heart failure as NYHA classification were diagnosed by The ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure (2012) and performed blood test for serum galectin-3 level. Increasing of serum galectin-3 level have seen in all patients, mean value is 36.5 (13.7 – 74.0), especially high level in patient with acute coronary syndrome and patients with severe chronic kidney disease. There are five patients dead. Conclusion: Serum galectin-3 level increase in patients with heart failure and has some relation to NYHA classification, acute coronary syndrome. However, level of serum galectin-3 can be affected by severe chronic kidney disease, more research is needed on this aspect Key words: Serum galectin-3, heart failure, ESC Guidelines, NYHA


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