Time from admission to randomization and the effect of empagliflozin in acute heart failure: A post-hoc analysis from EMPULSE.
Joao Pedro FerreiraJonathan P BlatchfordJohn R TeerlinkMikhail N KosiborodChristiane E AngermannJan BiegusSean P CollinsJasper TrompMichael E NassifMitchell A PsotkaJosep Comin-ColetRobert J MentzMartina BrueckmannMatias NordabyPiotr PonikowskiAdriaan A VoorsPublished in: European journal of heart failure (2024)
Among patients hospitalized for acute HF enrolled in EMPULSE, those randomized later after hospital admission (3-5 days) experienced greater clinical benefit with empagliflozin than those randomized earlier (1-2 days). These findings should be confirmed in future studies before clinical application.