Dapagliflozin and diuretic utilization in heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction: the DELIVER trial

Safia Chatur, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Brian Claggett, Orly Vardeny, Akshay S. Desai, Pardeep S. Jhund, Rudolf A. de Boer, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Mikhail N. Kosiborod, Sanjiv J. Shah, Felipe Martinez, Silvio E. Inzucchi, Adrian F. Hernandez, Tariq Haddad, Sumeet S. Mitter, Zi Michael Miao, Magnus Petersson, Anna Maria Langkilde, John J.V. McMurray, Scott D. Solomon

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Abstract

AIMS: Dapagliflozin reduced the combined risk of worsening heart failure or cardiovascular death among patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction. In this study, the safety and efficacy of dapagliflozin according to background diuretic therapy and the influence of dapagliflozin on longitudinal diuretic use were evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this pre-specified analysis of the Dapagliflozin Evaluation to Improve the LIVEs of Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction Heart Failure (DELIVER) trial, the effects of dapagliflozin vs. placebo were assessed in the following subgroups: no diuretic, non-loop diuretic, and loop diuretic furosemide equivalent doses of <40, 40, and >40 mg, respectively. Of the 6263 randomized patients, 683 (10.9%) were on no diuretic, 769 (12.3%) were on a non-loop diuretic, and 4811 (76.8%) were on a loop diuretic at baseline. Treatment benefits of dapagliflozin on the primary composite outcome were consistent by diuretic use categories (Pinteraction = 0.64) or loop diuretic dose (Pinteraction = 0.57). Serious adverse events were similar between dapagliflozin and placebo arms, irrespective of diuretic use or dosing. Dapagliflozin reduced new initiation of loop diuretics by 32% [hazard ratio (HR) 0.68; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.55-0.84, P < 0.001] but did not influence discontinuations/disruptions (HR 0.98; 95% CI: 0.86-1.13, P = 0.83) in follow-up. First sustained loop diuretic dose increases were less frequent, and sustained dose decreases were more frequent in patients treated with dapagliflozin: net difference of -6.5% (95% CI: -9.4 to -3.6; P < 0.001). The mean dose of loop diuretic increased over time in the placebo arm, a longitudinal increase that was significantly attenuated with treatment with dapagliflozin (placebo-corrected treatment effect of -2.5 mg/year; 95% CI: -1.5, -3.7, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: In patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, the clinical benefits of dapagliflozin relative to placebo were consistent across a wide range of diuretic categories and doses with a similar safety profile. Treatment with dapagliflozin significantly reduced new loop diuretic requirement over time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2930-2943
Number of pages14
JournalEuropean Heart Journal
Volume44
Issue number31
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Aug 2023

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Funding Information:
The DELIVER trial was funded by AstraZeneca.

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© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.

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