The effect of dapagliflozin on ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, or sudden death in people with heart failure: a tick in another box for sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors.
Theocharis KoufakisGeorge GiannakoulasPantelis E ZebekakisKalliopi KotsaPublished in: Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy (2021)
Taken together, the above findings indicate a place for SGLT2i in future trials investigating novel treatments to improve survival in patients with acute cardiovascular episodes. This is primarily applicable for acute decompensated HF; however, their use could also be evaluated in other conditions that induce VA, such as acute coronary syndromes.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- cardiac arrest
- acute coronary syndrome
- acute heart failure
- liver failure
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- left ventricular
- respiratory failure
- current status
- drug induced
- transcription factor
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- antiplatelet therapy
- aortic dissection
- binding protein
- congenital heart disease
- free survival
- hepatitis b virus
- atrial fibrillation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- mechanical ventilation