2023
Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Mentz R, Anstrom K, Eisenstein E, Sapp S, Greene S, Morgan S, Testani J, Harrington A, Sachdev V, Ketema F, Kim D, Desvigne-Nickens P, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Adams K, Bhatt K, DeWald T, Axsom K, Murthy S, Rich J, Testani J, Smith B, Vader J, McCulloch M, Skopicki H, Psotka M, Heroux A, Lala-Trindade A, Stevens G, Tang W, Lev Y, William P, Eberly A, Gottleib S, Haught W, Grafton G, Larned J, Tejwani L, Mody F, Krim S, Robinson M, Fang J, Adler A, Bell A, Banerjee D, Ruiz Duque E, Mizyed A, Rommel J, Arhinful J, Goyal P, Hall M, Hummel S, Shetty S, Haas D, Vilaro J, Alexy T, Herre J, Clark J, Ambrosy A, Gaglianello N, Ramasubbu K, Meadows J, Tabtabai S, Sherwood M, Hasni S, D'Urso M, Muneer B, Dunlap S, Davis W, Friedman D, Guglin M, Ferguson A, Abbate A, Smart F. Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA 2023, 329: 214-223. PMID: 36648467, PMCID: PMC9857435, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.23924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityHeart failureTorsemide groupFurosemide groupTotal hospitalizationsCause hospitalizationEffects of torsemideDiuretic strategyPrespecified subgroupsSecondary outcomesEjection fractionMedian agePrimary outcomeHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsFurosemideMortalityMonthsTorsemidePrimary hypothesisSignificant differencesFinal dateOutcomesTrials
2020
Sotagliflozin in Patients with Diabetes and Recent Worsening Heart Failure
Bhatt DL, Szarek M, Steg PG, Cannon CP, Leiter LA, McGuire DK, Lewis JB, Riddle MC, Voors AA, Metra M, Lund LH, Komajda M, Testani JM, Wilcox CS, Ponikowski P, Lopes RD, Verma S, Lapuerta P, Pitt B. Sotagliflozin in Patients with Diabetes and Recent Worsening Heart Failure. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 384: 117-128. PMID: 33200892, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2030183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary end-point eventEnd-point eventsHeart failureSotagliflozin groupCardiovascular causesPlacebo groupRate of deathFirst doseUrgent visitsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsType 2 diabetes mellitusWorsening Heart FailureAcute kidney injuryDecompensated heart failureDouble-blind trialPrimary end pointStable heart failureCotransporter 2 inhibitorsPercentage of patientsRisk of hospitalizationKidney injuryPrespecified subgroupsDiabetes mellitusSevere hypoglycemiaSGLT2 inhibitors