Pharmacology & Therapeutics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
270, P. 108861 - 108861
Published: April 15, 2025
Sodium-glucose
co-transporter
2
(SGLT2)
inhibitors
are
oral
antidiabetic
agents
that
have
shown
significant
improvements
in
cardiovascular
and
renal
outcomes
among
patients
with
heart
failure
(HF),
regardless
of
diabetic
status,
establishing
them
as
a
cornerstone
therapy.
In
addition
to
glycemic
control
the
osmotic
diuretic
effect,
inhibition
SGLT2
improves
endothelial
function
vasodilation,
optimizing
myocardial
energy
metabolism
preserving
cardiac
contractility.
Moreover,
may
exhibit
anti-inflammatory
properties
attenuate
acute
ischemia/reperfusion
injury,
thereby
reducing
infarct
size,
enhancing
left
ventricular
function,
mitigating
arrhythmias.
These
pleiotropic
effects
demonstrated
efficacy
across
various
conditions,
ranging
from
chronic
coronary
syndromes
extending
arrhythmias,
valvular
disease,
cardiomyopathies,
cardio-oncology,
cerebrovascular
disease.
This
review
provides
an
overview
current
literature
on
potential
mechanisms
underlying
effectiveness
wide
range
diseases
beyond
HF.
JACC. Cardiovascular imaging,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Cardiac
amyloidosis
represents
a
unique
disease
process
characterized
by
amyloid
fibril
deposition
within
the
myocardial
extracellular
space.
Advances
in
multimodality
cardiac
imaging
enable
accurate
diagnosis
and
facilitate
prompt
initiation
of
disease-modifying
therapies.
Furthermore,
rapid
advances
have
enriched
understanding
underlying
pathogenesis,
enhanced
prognostication,
resulted
development
imaging-based
markers
that
reflect
burden,
which
is
increasing
importance
when
assessing
response
to
treatment.
Whereas
conventional
therapies
focused
on
reducing
formation
subsequent
stabilization
process,
novel
agents
are
being
developed
accelerate
immune-mediated
removal
fibrils
from
heart.
In
this
context,
ability
track
changes
burden
over
time
paramount
importance.
Although
advanced
techniques
shown
efficacy
tracking
treatment
response,
future
research
improved
precision
through
use
artificial
intelligence
may
augment
detection
earlier
course
JAMA Cardiology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
Importance
Patients
with
transthyretin
(ATTR)
cardiac
amyloid
infiltration
are
increasingly
diagnosed
at
earlier
disease
stages
no
heart
failure
(HF)
symptoms
and
a
wide
range
of
infiltration.
Objective
To
characterize
the
clinical
phenotype
natural
history
asymptomatic
patients
ATTR
Design,
Setting,
Participants
This
cohort
study
analyzed
data
all
12
international
centers
for
amyloidosis
from
January
1,
2008,
through
December
31,
2023.
Inclusion
criteria
were
infiltration,
defined
as
an
absence
HF
history,
signs
symptoms,
diuretic
therapy,
plasma
cell
dyscrasia
evidence
myocardial
uptake
on
bone
scintigraphy.
If
was
present,
histologic
confirmation
required.
Exposure
Asymptomatic
Main
Outcomes
Measures
The
primary
outcomes
all-cause
cardiovascular
(CV)
mortality.
secondary
unplanned
hospitalization,
CV-related
composite
outcome
CV
mortality
hospitalization.
Results
comprised
485
(mean
[SD]
age,
74.9
[9.9]
years,
85.8%
male,
112
[23.1%]
hereditary
amyloidosis),
369
(76.1%)
having
grade
2
or
3
116
(23.9%)
1
baseline.
exhibited
significantly
more
functional
structural
abnormalities
vs
uptake.
At
compared
uptake,
had
greater
development
(54.3%
[95%
CI,
47.7%-61.3%]
23.1%
14.8%-35.1%]),
outpatient
initiation
N-terminal
pro-B-type
natriuretic
peptide
progression
(35.0%
28.0%-43.2%]
12.4%
6.3%-23.7%]),
hospitalization
(8.7%
5.9%-12.9%]
0%)
(20.0%
15.7%-25.3%]
4.3%
1.6%-11.3%]).
Over
median
follow-up
37
months
(IQR,
20-64
months),
death
rate
similar
between
uptake;
however,
those
higher
risk
(unadjusted
hazard
ratio,
5.30;
95%
1.92-14.65).
Conclusions
Relevance
shows
that
encompasses
spectrum
severity,
experiencing
increased
events
lower
event
predominantly
non-CV
These
findings
support
use
disease-modifying
treatments
in
highlight
need
large-scale
studies
to
assess
their
role
European Journal of Clinical Investigation,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 27, 2025
Abstract
Background
Transthyretin
amyloid
cardiomyopathy
(ATTR‐CM)
commonly
leads
to
heart
failure
but
has
traditionally
been
an
exclusion
criterion
in
randomized
clinical
trials
(RCTs)
of
sodium‐glucose
cotransporter
2
inhibitors
(SGLT2i);
therefore,
the
effects
these
drugs
this
population
remain
undocumented.
In
light
recent
studies,
meta‐analysis
aimed
investigate
effect
SGLT2i
on
prognosis
patients
with
ATTR‐CM.
Methods
A
comprehensive
search
Medline,
Scopus,
and
Cochrane
Library
was
conducted
up
November
17,
2024.
Study
selection,
data
extraction
quality
assessment
were
carried
out
independently
by
two
investigators.
Associations
outcomes
pooled
using
random‐effects
meta‐analyses.
Results
total
five
studies
(9766
participants,
4
propensity
score‐matched)
included.
The
use
associated
significant
reductions
all‐cause
mortality
[hazard
ratio
(HR)
.54,
95%
confidence
interval
(CI)
.44–.66],
cardiovascular
(HR
.39,
CI
.23–.65),
major
adverse
events
.71,
.61–.83),
hospitalizations
(HFHs)
.63,
.52–.77)
compared
non‐use.
odds
cardiac
arrhythmias
significantly
lower
among
users
non‐users
[odds
(OR)
.73,
.65–.83].
Specifically,
atrial
fibrillation
(AF)
(OR
.75,
.62–.91),
ventricular
tachycardia
.72,
.59–.88),
sudden
arrest
.50–.99).
Conclusions
SGLT2is
may
be
a
more
favourable
Adequately
powered,
long‐term
RCTs
are
required
validate
available
observational
evidence.
ESC Heart Failure,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(6), P. 3649 - 3655
Published: Aug. 24, 2024
Transthyretin
cardiac
amyloidosis
(ATTR-CA)
is
most
often
associated
with
heart
failure
preserved
ejection
fraction
(HFpEF).
However,
patients
may
present
impaired
systolic
function
at
the
time
of
diagnosis,
which
has
not
been
widely
investigated.
We
sought
to
explore
prevalence
various
(HF)
phenotypes
and
their
clinical
characteristics
ATTR-CA
diagnosis.