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Eligibility for Dapagliflozin and Empagliflozin in a Real-world Heart Failure Population

Thorvaldsen T, Ferrannini G, Mellbin L, Benson L, Cosentino F, McMurray JJV, Dahlström U, Lund LH et al.

Journal of cardiac failure, 2022

49,317 participants

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We investigated eligibility for dapagliflozin and empagliflozin in a real-world heart failure (HF) cohort based on selection criteria of DAPA-HF (Dapagliflozin and Prevention of Adverse Outcomes in Heart Failure), DELIVER (Dapagliflozin Evaluation to Improve the Lives of Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction Heart Failure), and EMPEROR (Empagliflozin Outcome Trial in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction and Empagliflozin Outcome Trial in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure with APreserved Ejection Fraction) trials.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Selection criteria were applied to the Swedish HF registry outpatient population according to 3 scenarios: (i) a "trial scenario" applying all selection criteria; (ii) a "pragmatic scenario" applying the most clinically relevant criteria; and (iii) a "label scenario" following the regulatory agencies labels. Of the 49,317 patients, 55% had an ejection fraction of less than 40% and were assessed for eligibility based on DAPA-HF and EMPEROR-Reduced, 45% had ejection fraction of 40% or greater and were assessed based on EMPEROR-Preserved and DELIVER. Eligibility using trial, pragmatic, and label scenarios was 35%, 61%, and 80% for DAPA-HF; 31%, 55%, and 81% for EMPEROR-Reduced; 30%, 61%, and 74% for DELIVER; and 32%, 59%, and 75% for EMPEROR-Preserved, respectively. The main selection criteria limiting eligibility were HF duration and N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide levels. Eligible patients…

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