Comparison of Empagliflozin and Dapagliflozin in Patients With Heart Failure Taking Standard Treatment

Comparison of Empagliflozin and Dapagliflozin in Patients With Heart Failure Taking Standard Treatment

Participants were enrolled and randomly divided in two groups. In group A, participants were prescribed Dapagliflozin 10 mg daily. In group B, participants were prescribed Empagliflozin 10 mg daily. All participants were followed-up in OPD after 12 weeks for assessment of ejection fraction.

This study's rationale is to examine the effects of dapagliflozin and empagliflozin on heart failure in patients receiving ARNI and SGLT2. Research revealed that the two medications results are identical. Although the cardiac functioning improved better with empagliflozin. But limited data has been available in this regard, while no local trial conducted before. Thus, in routine SGLT2 and ARNI are given to control glycemic level and maintain cardiac functioning. However, addition of Empagliflozin and Dapagliflozin can be more beneficial in improving cardiac functioning and reducing adverse events. Therefore the investigators planned to conduct this study to get evidence in local population. This will help to improve practice.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged 40-60 years of either gender diagnosed with heart failure ( Heart failure was defined as presence of ejection fraction <50% on echocardiography, with pedal edema, water in lungs, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea or exertional limitation due to failure of ventricular fillings)
• Diabetic patients, with HBA1c>6.5% for >1 year already taking SGLT-2 and ARNI inhibitor.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients already had valvular device, mitral or aortic valve regurgitation or stenosis detected on echocardiography, heart transplantation, chronic renal failure or dialysis patients, cardiomyopathy, liver failure or malignancy.
• Patients already taking trial drugs or other anti-glycemic or cardiac medication.