2023
Efficacy of Dapagliflozin According to Heart Rate: A Patient-Level Pooled Analysis of DAPA-HF and DELIVER
Kondo T, Butt J, Curtain J, Jhund P, Docherty K, Claggett B, Vaduganathan M, Bachus E, Hernandez A, Lam C, Inzucchi S, Martinez F, de Boer R, Kosiborod M, Desai A, Køber L, Ponikowski P, Sabatine M, Solomon S, McMurray J. Efficacy of Dapagliflozin According to Heart Rate: A Patient-Level Pooled Analysis of DAPA-HF and DELIVER. Circulation Heart Failure 2023, 16: e010898. PMID: 37886880, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.123.010898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionReduced ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionPatient-level pooled analysisBenefit of dapagliflozinEjection fractionHeart failureAtrial fibrillationBaseline heart rateSinus rhythmHeart ratePrimary outcomeDAPA-HFCardiovascular deathPooled analysisHR rangeEfficacy of dapagliflozinEffect of dapagliflozinHeart failure phenotypeHigher heart rateCardiovascular eventsHazard ratioHigh riskFailure phenotypePatients
2022
Stroke in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction without atrial fibrillation: external validation of a risk model
Kondo T, Jhund P, Abraham W, Rouleau J, Packer M, Desai A, Kober L, Solomon S, Zile M, Inzucchi S, Kosiborod M, Sabatine M, Ponikowski P, Martinez F, McMurray J. Stroke in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction without atrial fibrillation: external validation of a risk model. European Heart Journal 2022, 43: ehac544.869. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtrial fibrillationHeart failureRisk scoreEjection fractionHistory of AFRisk/benefit profileBackground Heart failureCardio-embolic strokeDAPA-HF trialModern pharmacological therapyProphylactic anticoagulant therapyRisk/benefit balanceReduced ejection fractionRisk of strokeIdentification of patientsInsulin-treated diabetesProbability of strokePatient-level dataSimple risk modelStroke prediction modelsHFrEF patientsProphylactic anticoagulationHF patientsNT-proBNPPARADIGM-HF