Effect of Empagliflozin as an Add-On Therapy on Decongestion and Renal Function in Patients With Diabetes Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunsuke Tamaki ◽  
Takahisa Yamada ◽  
Tetsuya Watanabe ◽  
Takashi Morita ◽  
Yoshio Furukawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Renal Function ◽  
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Conventional Group ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Percent Change ◽  
Subsequent Time

Background: Empagliflozin reduces the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. We sought to elucidate the effect of empagliflozin as an add-on therapy on decongestion and renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes admitted for acute decompensated heart failure. Methods: The study was terminated early due to COVID-19 pandemic. We enrolled 59 consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes admitted for acute decompensated heart failure. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either empagliflozin add-on (n=30) or conventional glucose-lowering therapy (n=29). We performed laboratory tests at baseline and 1, 2, 3, and 7 days after randomization. Percent change in plasma volume between admission and subsequent time points was calculated using the Strauss formula. Results: There were no significant baseline differences in left ventricular ejection fraction and serum NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide), hematocrit, or serum creatinine levels between the 2 groups. Seven days after randomization, NT-proBNP level was significantly lower in the empagliflozin group than in the conventional group ( P =0.040), and hemoconcentration (≥3% absolute increase in hematocrit) was more frequently observed in the empagliflozin group than in the conventional group ( P =0.020). The decrease in percent change in plasma volume between baseline and subsequent time points was significantly larger in the empagliflozin group than in the conventional group 7 days after randomization ( P =0.017). The incidence of worsening renal function (an increase in serum creatinine ≥0.3 mg/dL) did not significantly differ between the 2 groups. Conclusions: In this exploratory analysis, empagliflozin achieved effective decongestion without an increased risk of worsening renal function as an add-on therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes with acute decompensated heart failure. REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index.htm ; Unique identifier: UMIN000026315.

scholarly journals Efficacy And Safety of Empagliflozin Continuation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Hospitalised For Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis M Pérez-Belmonte ◽  
Michele Ricci ◽  
Jaime Sanz-Cánovas ◽  
Mercedes Millán-Gómez ◽  
Julio Osuna-Sánchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Urine Output ◽  
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Insulin Regimen ◽  
Propensity Matching ◽  
Bolus Insulin ◽  
Basal Bolus

Abstract Background: Sodium−glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors have been shown to reduce hospitalisations for acute decompensated heart failure in patients with and without type 2 diabetes. However, there is little evidence on their use in hospitalised patients. This work aims to analyse the glycaemic and clinical efficacy and safety of empagliflozin continuation in patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalised for acute decompensated heart failure.Methods: This real-world study included non-critically ill patients with diabetes hospitalised for acute decompensated heart failure and treated with empagliflozin for at least three months prior to the hospitalisation between 2017 and 2020. According to our in-hospital antihyperglycaemic protocol, patients could be treated with two possible regimens: a basal-bolus insulin regimen and an empagliflozin-basal insulin regimen. Our primary endpoints were difference in glycaemic control, as measured via mean daily blood glucose level, and differences in the visual analogue scale dyspnoea score, NT-proBNP levels, diuretic response, and cumulative urine output. Safety endpoints were also analysed. A propensity matching analysis was used to match a patient on one regimen with a patient on the other regimen. The probability of starting the regimes was estimated with a logistic regression model including variables that could have affected treatment assignment or outcomes as independent variablesResults: After a propensity matching analysis, 91 patients were included in each group. There were no differences in mean blood glucose levels (152.1 ± 17.8 vs 155.2 ± 19.7 mg/dl, p=0.289). At discharge, NT-proBNP levels were lower and cumulative urine output greater in the empagliflozin group versus the basal-bolus insulin group (1,652 ± 501 vs 2,101 ± 522 pg/mL, p=0.032 and 16,100 ± 1,510 vs 13,900 ± 1,220 ml, p=0.037, respectively). Patients who continued empagliflozin had a lower total number of hypoglycaemic episodes (36 vs 64, p<0.001). No differences were observed in adverse events, length of hospital stay, or in-hospital deaths.Conclusions: For patients with acute heart failure, an in-hospital antihyperglycaemic regimen that includes continuation of empagliflozin achieved effective glycaemic control, lower NT-proBNP, and greater urine output. It was also safer, as it reduced hypoglycaemic episodes without increasing other safety endpoints.

scholarly journals Risk factors for acute decompensated heart failure in type 2 diabetes patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 3717
Author(s):  
N. A. Koziolova ◽  
A. S. Veklich ◽  
P. G. Karavaev
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Diuretic Therapy ◽  
Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Coronary Syndrome

Aim. To identify risk factors for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Material and methods. In the cardiology department, 129 patients with ADHF were registered within 8 months, 59 (45,7%) of them had T2D. The study included 117 ADHF patients who were divided into two groups depending on the presence of T2D: group 1 (n=49; 41,9%)  — patients with T2D, group 2 (n=67; 55,9%) without T2D. The ADHF was verified by rapid progress of hypoperfusion and congestion, which required emergency hospitalization and inotropic and/or intravenous diuretic therapy. In the first 48 hours of hospitalization, echocardiography was performed, levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and creatinine were determined; the glomerular filtration rate was estimated.Results. The incidence of T2D among patients with ADHF was 45,7%. There were following risk factors for ADHF in T2D patients: diabetic ketoacidosis (p=0,002), hypertensive crisis (p=0,017), history of acute coronary syndrome (p=0,048), atrial fibrillation (p=0,030), chronic kidney disease (p=0,003), pneumonia (p=0,035), progression of anemia (p=0,049), low prevalence of beta-blockers use (p=0,001), use of inappropriate antidiabetic drugs for HF patients (sulfonylureas, insulin). ADHF, assessed by NT-proBNP level, was significantly more severe in T2D patients (p=0,001) with pronounced congestion symptoms (p=0,001), which led to an increase in the need for diuretic therapy (p=0,002). Cardiac remodeling in T2D patients with ADHF is characterized mainly by the preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), severe LV diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and LV hypertrophy (LVH).Conclusion. The development of ADHF in T2D patients is associated with various risk factors and is characterized by severe congestion symptoms, high need for diuretic therapy, mainly preserved LVEF in combination with severe LVDD and LVH. 

scholarly journals Effect of empagliflozin as add-on therapy on transtubular potassium concentration gradient in patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Tamaki ◽  
T Yamada ◽  
T Watanabe ◽  
T Morita ◽  
Y Furukawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Concentration Gradient ◽  
Potassium Concentration ◽  
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection

Abstract Background The transtubular potassium concentration gradient (TTKG) has been reported to be a marker of renal aldosterone bioactivity, and has been shown to be a surrogate of arterial underfilling in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Moreover, high TTKG at discharge has been shown to be associated with poor prognosis in ADHF patients. Empagliflozin, one of the sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about the effect of empagliflozin as add-on therapy on TTKG in T2D patients with ADHF. Purpose We sought to elucidate the effect of empagliflozin as add-on therapy on TTKG in T2D patients with ADHF. Methods We enrolled 58 consecutive T2D patients admitted for ADHF. On admission, enrolled patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either empagliflozin add-on therapy (EMPA(+)) or conventional glucose-lowering therapy (EMPA(−)). All patients in EMPA(+) group received empagliflozin (10 mg/day) throughout the study period. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was measured at baseline using echocardiography. Body weight and vital signs, such as blood pressure and heart rate, were measured, and blood and urine samples were collected at baseline and 1, 2, 3 and 7 days after randomization. The TTKG was measured using the first morning urine samples collected on each day. TTKG was calculated according to the following equation: TTKG = (Ku/Ks)×(plasma osmolality/urine osmolality), where Ku is urine potassium concentration and Ks is serum potassium concentration, as previously reported. Results Thirty patients were assigned to the EMPA(+) group, and 28 patients were assigned to the EMPA(−) group. There were no significant baseline differences in LVEF, plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level, body mass index, or serum creatinine level between the EMPA(+) and EMPA(−) groups. TTKG did not significantly differ between the two groups at baseline. However, seven days after randomization, plasma BNP level was significantly lower in the EMPA(+) group than in the EMPA(−) group (median 227 [IQR 114–381] pg/mL vs 362 [227–554] pg/mL, p=0.0294). Furthermore, TTKG of the EMPA(+) group was significantly lower at 2, 3 and 7 days after randomization (Figure). Conclusions This study demonstrated that empagliflozin as add-on therapy can lower TTKG in T2D patients with ADHF. Figure 1 Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None

Simplified glycaemic management for patients with type 2 diabetes admitted for acute decompensated heart failure using linagliptin

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis M. Pérez-Belmonte ◽  
Julio Osuna-Sánchez ◽  
Juan Ignacio Rico-Robles ◽  
Michele Ricci ◽  
José P. Lara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Decompensated Heart Failure

scholarly journals Comparison between admission natriuretic peptides, NGAL and sST2 testing for the prediction of worsening renal function in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedetta De Berardinis ◽  
Hanna K. Gaggin ◽  
Laura Magrini ◽  
Arianna Belcher ◽  
Benedetta Zancla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Renal Function ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
International Study ◽  
Decompensated Heart Failure ◽  
Hospital Length Of Stay ◽  
Hospital Death ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
Worsening Renal Function

AbstractIn order to predict the occurrence of worsening renal function (WRF) and of WRF plus in-hospital death, 101 emergency department (ED) patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) were evaluated with testing for amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), BNP, sST2, and neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL).In a prospective international study, biomarkers were collected at the time of admission; the occurrence of subsequent in hospital WRF was evaluated.In total 26% of patients developed WRF. Compared to patients without WRF, those with WRF had a longer in-hospital length of stay (LOS) (mean LOS 13.1±13.4 days vs. 4.8±3.7 days, p<0.001) and higher in-hospital mortality [6/26 (23%) vs. 2/75 (2.6%), p<0.001]. Among the biomarkers assessed, baseline NT-proBNP (4846 vs. 3024 pg/mL; p=0.04), BNP (609 vs. 435 pg/mL; p=0.05) and NGAL (234 vs. 174 pg/mL; p=0.05) were each higher in those who developed WRF. In logistic regression, the combination of elevated natriuretic peptide and NGAL were additively predictive for WRF (OR: In ED patients with ADHF, the combination of NT-proBNP or BNP plus NGAL at presentation may be useful to predict impending WRF (Clinicaltrials.gov NCT#0150153).

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