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SGLT-2 Inhibitors Show Mixed Results After Heart Attack

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The EMPACT-MI trial was designed to determine whether SGLT-2 inhibitors could safely help to prevent heart failure and reduce mortality in people with a high risk of heart failure following a heart attack. The study enrolled 6,522 people treated for acute myocardial infarction at 451 centers in 22 countries.

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EMPACT-MI Trial Outcomes Reported at ACC24: SGLT-2 Inhibitors Show Mixed Results After Heart Attack

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While composite of death and heart failure hospitalizations was not significantly reduced, empagliflozin may help reduce heart failure risks after a heart attack, according to results from the EMPACT-MI trial presented on day one of the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, ACC.24, 24, being held in Atlanta, GA.