Share this post:Author: Sandeep Devabhakthuni, PharmD, BCCP Since the 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Expert Consensus Decision Pathway (ECDP) for Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment was published, new evidence for novel therapies for HFrEF has demonstrated overwhelmingly positive clinical
SGLT2i in HFrEF Pocket Guide
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SGLT2 Inhibitors, the next GDMT?
Questions regarding the role of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in heart failure have been raised since the publications of EMPA-REG OUTCOME in 2015. The recent results of the Study to Evaluate the Effect of Dapagliflozin on the Incidence of Worsening Heart Failure or Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure (DAPA-HF) shed some light on the potential for these medications in HFrEF. In this blog, we discuss the implications of DAPA-HF and the role of SGLT2i for heart failure, including perspectives from a cardiologist.