Efficacy and safety of SGLT2 inhibitors in the treatment of heart
failure-May raise creatinine levels in patients: A meta-analysis
Abstract
Abstract Aims: The aim of this study was to synthesize the evidence on
the effects of SGLT2i on multiple outcomes in the treatment of heart
failure and to analyze the effects of different SGLT2i and heart failure
on outcomes. Methods: We searched Pubmed, MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of
Science. Randomized placebo-controlled parallel trials evaluating the
efficacy of SGLT2i on the treatment of heart failure and reporting one
of all-cause death, cardiovascular outcome, health status, cardiac
function, laboratory indicators, and the safe outcomes were included,
whose follow-up time were more than one month. Results: Our
meta-analysis demonstrated that SGLT2i reduced the risk of
cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization for heart failure. Also,
SGLT2i increased KCCS-CSS and KCCS-TSS score. Furthermore, SGLT2i
reduced patients’ LVEDVI, body weight and systolic blood pressure.
Additionally, SGLT2i protected against the risk of severe adverse
events, acute kidney injury, but was more likely to cause hypotension,
urinary tract infection and genital infection. Unfortunately, SGLT2i
raised creatinine levels in patients. We could observe similar trends in
results from outcomes where subgroup analysis by different SGLT2i and
heart failure. Conclusion: SGLT2i contributed to better cardiovascular
and survival outcomes. SGLT2i also improved health status, heart
function and metabolism to some extent. In addition, SGLT2i was
generally safe, but with higher risk of urinary tract infections,
genital infections, hypotension and creatinine levels. Keywords: SGLT2i
• Heart failure • Cardiovascular outcomes • Health status • Cardiac
function