PMID- 29704192 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190219 LR - 20190320 IS - 1573-7322 (Electronic) IS - 1382-4147 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 3 DP - 2018 May TI - SGLT2 inhibition and heart failure-current concepts. PG - 409-418 LID - 10.1007/s10741-018-9703-2 [doi] AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major risk factor for several cardiovascular (CV) conditions, including heart failure (HF). However, until recently, no therapy to treat patients with diabetes could also reduce CV risks related to HF. The EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial with empagliflozin was the first to demonstrate significant cardioprotective benefits in this population. Its impressive 35% reduction in hospitalizations for HF drew the attention of the scientific community to the possibility that pharmacologic sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibition could be part of the armamentarium for treating patients with HF, with and without diabetes. The recently published CANVAS Program (with canagliflozin) and real-life data from the CVD-Real Study (using dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, and canagliflozin) further strengthened this hypothesis, suggesting that the observed benefit is not restricted to a particular drug, but is rather a class effect. This review explores the effects of pharmacologic SGLT2 inhibitors' use in cardiac function and discusses the potential role of this class of medication as a treatment for HF. FAU - Custodio, Joaquim Silva Jr AU - Custodio JS Jr AD - Department of Health Family, Medical School of Bahia, Federal University of Bahia, Praca XV de Novembro, s/n degrees - Largo do Terreiro de Jesus, Salvador, BA, 40026-010, Brazil. jocsjunior@uol.com.br. AD - Post-graduate Program in Interactive Processes of Organs and Systems, Health & Science Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil. jocsjunior@uol.com.br. FAU - Duraes, Andre Rodrigues AU - Duraes AR AD - Department of Health Family, Medical School of Bahia, Federal University of Bahia, Praca XV de Novembro, s/n degrees - Largo do Terreiro de Jesus, Salvador, BA, 40026-010, Brazil. AD - Roberto Santos General Hospital - SESAB, Salvador, BA, Brazil. FAU - Abreu, Marconi AU - Abreu M AD - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. FAU - Albuquerque Rocha, Natalia AU - Albuquerque Rocha N AD - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. FAU - Roever, Leonardo AU - Roever L AD - Department of Clinical Research, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - Heart Fail Rev JT - Heart failure reviews JID - 9612481 RN - 0 (SLC5A2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2) RN - 0 (Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Heart Failure/etiology/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Risk Factors MH - Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors/*pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cardiovascular outcomes OT - Diabetes mellitus OT - Heart failure OT - SGLT2 inhibitors EDAT- 2018/04/29 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/21 06:00 CRDT- 2018/04/29 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/04/29 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s10741-018-9703-2 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10741-018-9703-2 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Heart Fail Rev. 2018 May;23(3):409-418. doi: 10.1007/s10741-018-9703-2.