The safety of sodium glucose transporter 2 inhibitors and trends in clinical and hemodynamic parameters in patients with left ventricular assist devices

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BACKGROUND: The safety and impact of sodium glucose transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2-I) in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are unknown.

METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all consecutive patients who underwent LVAD Heart Mate 3 (HM3) implantation at a single medical center and received SGLT2-I therapy following surgery was conducted. LVAD parameters, medical therapy, laboratory tests, echocardiography, and right heart catheterization (RHC) study results were recorded and compared before and after initiation of SGLT2-I.

RESULTS: SGLT2-I medications were initiated in 29 (21%) of 138 patients following HM3 implantation (23 (79%) received Empagliflozin and 6 (21%) Dapagliflozin). The mean age at the time of LVAD implantation was 62 ± 6.7 years, 25 (86%) were male, and 23 (79%) had diabetes mellitus. The median time from HM3 implantation to SGLT2-I initiation was 108 days, IQR (26-477). Following SGLT2-I therapy, the daily dose of furosemide decreased from 47 to 23.5 mg/day (mean difference = 23.5 mg/d, 95% CI 8.2-38.7, p = 0.004) and significant weight reduction was observed (mean difference 2.5 kg, 95% CI 0.7-4.3, p = 0.008). Moreover, a significant 5.6 mm Hg reduction in systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) was measured during RHC (95% CI 0.23-11, p = 0.042) in a subgroup of 11 (38%) patients. LVAD parameters were similar before and after SGLT2-I initiation (p > 0.2 for all). No adverse events were recorded during median follow-up of 354 days, IQR (206-786).

CONCLUSION: SGLT2-I treatment is safe in LVAD patients and might contribute to reduction in patients sPAP.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Artificial organs - (2024) vom: 26. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fardman, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Kodesh, Afek [VerfasserIn]
Siegel, Allison Joyce [VerfasserIn]
Segev, Amitai [VerfasserIn]
Regev, Ehud [VerfasserIn]
Maor, Elad [VerfasserIn]
Berkovitch, Anat [VerfasserIn]
Kuperstein, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Morgan, Avi [VerfasserIn]
Nahum, Eyal [VerfasserIn]
Peled, Yael [VerfasserIn]
Grupper, Avishay [VerfasserIn]

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Diuretics
Journal Article
LVAD
Pulmonary artery pressure
SGLT2-I
Safety

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Date Revised 27.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1111/aor.14733

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NLM368998304