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Observational studyESC heart failure2020

Effects of dapagliflozin on congestion assessed by remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring.

Wilfried Mullens, Pieter Martens, Omid Forouzan, Jeroen Dauw, Jan Vercammen, Evert Luwel, Wendy Ceyssens, Veerle Kockaerts, Koen Ameloot, Matthias Dupont

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Observational study in ESC heart failure, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Implanted haemodynamic telemonitoring devices to guide management of heart failure: a review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2023
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  10. The right ventricle: the co-star in the complex history of heart failure.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025
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  13. Pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease.The European respiratory journal · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wilfried MullensDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Pieter MartensDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Omid ForouzanDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Jeroen DauwDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Jan VercammenDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Evert LuwelDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Wendy CeyssensDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Veerle KockaertsDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Koen AmelootDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Matthias DupontDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg · BEHasselt University · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo explore the effects of dapagliflozin on congestion through CardioMEMS (Abbott Inc., Atlanta, USA) and Cordella™ pulmonary artery Sensor (Endotronix Inc., Lisle, Il, USA) devices, which are implantable systems that provide real-time remote monitoring of pulmonary artery pressure (PAP). METHODS AND

resultsSingle-centre open label observational pilot trial, to investigate the short-term effects of dapagliflozin in consecutive heart failure and reduced ejection fraction patients with elevated PAP between October and December 2019, previously implanted with CardioMEMS or Cordella™ Sensor. Changes in PAP were evaluated with an area under the curve methodology to estimate the total sum increase or decrease in pressures (mmHg/day) for 7 days before and after starting dapagliflozin relative to the first day of each period. Nine patients (72 ± 10 years, N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide 1027 ± 510 pg/mL, estimated glomerular filtration rate 45 ± 15 mL/kg/m2, left ventricular ejection fraction 35 ± 10%), all on optimal guideline-directed therapy was included. The mean PAP was reduced from 42 ± 9.16 to 38 ± 9.95 mmHg with dapagliflozin therapy (P < 0.05). The average area under the curve for the week leading to dapagliflozin therapy remained unchanged compared to the drop observed for the week after therapy (P < 0.05). Interestingly, the drop in PAP occurred within the first 2 days of dapagliflozin and remained stable for the week following the start of the therapy.

conclusionsThis is the first study to demonstrate a direct effect of dapagliflozin on achieving effective hemodynamic decongestion, providing further mechanistic data regarding the potential mechanisms of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor benefits on heart failure.

Indexed as

Hemodynamic MonitoringPulmonary ArteryBenzhydryl CompoundsGlucosidesHumansStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftBenzhydryl CompoundsdapagliflozinGlucosidesDapagliflozinHeart failureMEMSPulmonary artery pressure

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PMID32588973
PMCPMC7524114
OpenAlexW3037045508

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