Effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors on arrhythmia events : insight from an updated secondary analysis of > 80,000 patients (the SGLT2i-Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death)

© 2024. The Author(s)..

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effect of SGLT2i on arrhythmias by conducting a meta-analysis using data from randomized controlled trials(RCTs).

BACKGROUND: Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have shown cardioprotective effects via multiple mechanisms that may also contribute to decrease arrhythmias risk.

METHODS: We searched in databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and clinicaltrials.gov) up to April 2023. RCTs comparing SGLT2i with placebo were included. The effects of SGLT2i on atrial fibrillation(AF), atrial flutter(AFL), composite AF/AFL, ventricular fibrillation(VF), ventricular tachycardia(VT), ventricular extrasystoles(VES), sudden cardiac death(SCD) and composite VF/VT/SCD were evaluated.

RESULTS: 33 placebo-controlled RCTs were included, comprising 88,098 patients (48,585 in SGLT2i vs. 39,513 in placebo). The mean age was 64.9 ± 9.4 years, 63.0% were male. The mean follow-up was 1.4 ± 1.1 years. The pooled-results showed that SGLT2i was associated with a significantly lower risk of AF [risk ratio(RR): 0.88, 95% confidence interval(CI) 0.78-1.00, P = 0.04] and composite AF/AFL (RR: 0.86, 95%CI 0.77-0.96, P = 0.01). This favorable effect appeared to be substantially pronounced in patients with HFrEF, male gender, dapagliflozin, and > 1 year follow-up. For SCD, only in heart failure patients, SGLT2i were found to be associated with a borderline lower risk of SCD (RR: 0.67, P = 0.05). No significant effects of SGLT2i on other ventricular arrhythmic outcomes were found.

CONCLUSIONS: SGLT2i lowers the risks of AF and AF/AFL, and this favorable effect appeared to be particularly pronounced in patients with HFrEF, male gender, dapagliflozin, and longer follow-up (> 1 year). SGLT2i lowers the risk of SCD only in heart failure patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Cardiovascular diabetology - 23(2024), 1 vom: 24. Feb., Seite 78

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liao, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Ebrahimi, Ramin [VerfasserIn]
Ling, Zhiyu [VerfasserIn]
Meyer, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Martinek, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Sommer, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Futyma, Piotr [VerfasserIn]
Di Vece, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Schratter, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Acou, Willem-Jan [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Kiuchi, Márcio G [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Shaowen [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Yuehui [VerfasserIn]
Pürerfellner, Helmut [VerfasserIn]
Templin, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Shaojie [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

1ULL0QJ8UC
Arrhythmia
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
Benzhydryl Compounds
Dapagliflozin
Glucosides
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors
Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors(SGLT2i)
Sudden cardiac death
Ventricular arrhythmia
Ventricular tachycardia

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12933-024-02137-x

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368921514