[Dapagliflozin in DELIVER : confirmation of the benefit with SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction].

Abstract

Gliflozins (sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors or SGLT2is) first demonstrated a reduction in hospitalisation for heart failure (hHF) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) at high cardiovascular risk. Then, a reduction in hHF (also combined with cardiovascular mortality) was reported in patients with heart failure, independently of the presence of T2DM. These placebo-controlled trials first concerned patients with heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in DAPA-HF with dapagliflozin and EMPEROR-Reduced with empagliflozin. Afterwards, the benefit was observed in patients with preserved LVEF in EMPEROR-Preserved with empagliflozin, yet some doubt persisted in patients with LVEF > 60 %. The DELIVER study recently confirmed a significant reduction in the composite outcome hHF plus cardiovascular mortality (- 27 %) and in hHF (- 21 %) in patients (with or without T2DM) with heart failure and mildly reduced or preserved LVEF treated with dapagliflozin compared with placebo. The protection was noticed whatever the level of LVEF. These results reinforce the place of SGLT2is in international guidelines for the prevention or treatment of heart failure independently of the level of LVEF. SGLT2is represent the first pharmacological class that has proven its efficacy in patients with heart failure and preserved LVEF.