Safety and tolerability of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in bridge-to-transplant patients supported with centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist devices

Chavali, Sanjay and Barua, Sumita and Adji, Audrey and Robson, Desiree and Raven, Lisa M. and Greenfield, Jerry R. and Eckford, Hunter and Macdonald, Peter S. and Hayward, Christopher S. and Muthiah, Kavitha (2023) Safety and tolerability of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in bridge-to-transplant patients supported with centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist devices. International Journal of Cardiology, 391. p. 131259. ISSN 01675273

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Link to published document: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131259

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The safety and tolerability of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in patients with end-stage heart failure supported with left-ventricular-assist-devices (LVADs), irrespective of diabetes mellitus, is not known. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 31 outpatients implanted with LVADs as bridge-to-transplant (BTT) was conducted. Patients with biventricular support, aged under 18 years, who were discharged from the index hospitalisation, or were prescribed SGLT2i prior to their first outpatient clinic were excluded. Patient demographics, laboratory studies, pump haemodynamic and adverse event data was collected. RESULTS: Sixteen (51.6%) of 31 patients were prescribed SGLT2i over median 101.5 days (37.5-190.8). No patients discontinued SGLT2i use or reported attributable adverse symptoms. No significant differences between patients prescribed SGLT2i compared to those SGLT2i-naive were seen in: [1] renal function; [2] weight; [3] mean arterial pressure. There were numerically lower infection-related (n = 4 vs 7, HR 0.32 (0.08-1.28), p = 0.11) and haemocompatibility-related (n = 3 vs 4, HR 0.52 (0.09-2.83), p = 0.45) adverse events in the SGLT2i group, albeit non-significant. CONCLUSIONS: We found SGLT2i to be safe and well-tolerated in the BTT LVAD cohort with no significant difference in rates of infection or haemocompatibility-related adverse events with SGLT2i use. Larger studies will inform further beneficial effects of SGLT2i prescription in this cohort.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
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Date Deposited: 01 May 2024 04:07
Last Modified: 01 May 2024 04:07
URI: https://eprints.victorchang.edu.au/id/eprint/1457

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