The influence of comorbidities on achieving an N‐terminal pro‐b‐type natriuretic peptide target: a secondary analysis of the GUIDE‐IT trial
Ezekowitz JA, Alemayehu W, Rathwell S, Grant AD, Fiuzat M, Whellan DJ, Ahmad T, Adams K, Piña IL, Cooper LS, Januzzi JL, Leifer ES, Mark D, O'Connor CM, Felker GM. The influence of comorbidities on achieving an N‐terminal pro‐b‐type natriuretic peptide target: a secondary analysis of the GUIDE‐IT trial. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 77-86. PMID: 34784657, PMCID: PMC8787989, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexLower body mass indexNT-proBNPAtrial fibrillationN-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide valuesMedian body mass indexHigher body mass indexGUIDE-IT trialNT-proBNP targetWorse renal functionNT-proBNP levelsReduced ejection fractionCent of patientsNatriuretic peptide valuesGlomerular filtration rateHeart failure therapyInfluence of comorbiditiesSeverity of illnessEvidence-based therapiesPg/mLCare armLower eGFRRenal dysfunctionUsual careRenal functionPatient Phenotypes and SGLT-2 Inhibition in Type 2 Diabetes Insights From the EMPA-REG OUTCOME Trial
Sharma A, Ofstad AP, Ahmad T, Zinman B, Zwiener I, Fitchett D, Wanner C, George JT, Hantel S, Desai N, Mentz RJ. Patient Phenotypes and SGLT-2 Inhibition in Type 2 Diabetes Insights From the EMPA-REG OUTCOME Trial. JACC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 568-577. PMID: 34325887, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCV deathLatent class analysisTreatment effectsNon-coronary artery diseaseEMPA-REG OUTCOME trialAdvanced coronary diseaseEMPA-REG OUTCOMESGLT-2 inhibitionGlomerular filtration rateType 2 diabetesEmpagliflozin 25EMPA-REGCV diseaseCV riskLower eGFRT2D durationOlder patientsOutcome trialsYounger patientsArtery diseaseCoronary diseaseCox regressionFiltration rateCardiovascular diseaseGroup 2