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Empagliflozin and risk of lower respiratory tract infection in heart failure with mildly reduced and preserved ejection fraction: An EMPEROR?Preserved analysis

European Journal of Heart Failure

Prior studies were able to show that sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors may reduce the incidence of LRTI in patients with type 2 diabetes. No effect of empagliflozin was observed on COVID-19 incidence. Patients who developed LRTI had a 2.7-fold fold higher risk of subsequent mortality compared to patients without LRTI.

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SGLT-2 Inhibitors Show Mixed Results After Heart Attack

DAIC

SGLT-2 inhibitors were initially approved to treat Type 2 diabetes by lowering blood sugar. About 32% had Type 2 diabetes. This finding is completely consistent in both direction and magnitude with other studies of SGLT-2 inhibitors in populations with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.”

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Advance in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure Identified

DAIC

The drug, dapagliflozin, was initially approved for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, but it since has been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure and death in patients with serious health problems that include heart and chronic kidney disease and heightened cardiovascular risk.

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

DAIC

SGLT-2 inhibitors were initially approved to treat Type 2 diabetes by lowering blood sugar. About 32% had Type 2 diabetes. This finding is completely consistent in both direction and magnitude with other studies of SGLT-2 inhibitors in populations with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.”

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Impact of myocardial injury on cardiovascular complications in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: insights from Latin America

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Individuals with myocardial injury had a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. Myocardial injury is associated with a higher disease severity and risk of in-hospital mortality. A descriptive analysis of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics was performed. Survival probability was lower in this subgroup.