Focused Updates: SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients With Heart Failure and/or Chronic Kidney Disease

Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 252-260, February 2021.
Sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT2) inhibitors have demonstrated cardiovascular (CV) benefits in large-scale clinical trials of people who have type 2 diabetes and either established CV disease or multiple CV risk factors. These studies also indicated early signals in benefiting heart failure (HF) patients and those with chronic kidney diseases. This article reviews recent and future clinical studies that focus on evaluation of the use of SGLT2 inhibitors in HF management and renal protection.