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ArticleInfectious disease reports2026

Heart Failure Incidence and Risk Factors in U.S. Adults Receiving Bezlotoxumab: A Large Database Analysis.

Chia-Yu Chiu, Daniel B Chastain, Joseph Sassine, Andrés F Henao-Martínez

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Chia-Yu ChiuDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5241-3435
Daniel B ChastainDepartment of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Albany, GA 31701, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4018-0195
Joseph SassineInfectious Diseases Section, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8730-8929
Andrés F Henao-MartínezDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7363-8652

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Abstract

backgroundBezlotoxumab is used to prevent recurrent

methodsWe used the TriNetX research database to identify U.S. adults who received bezlotoxumab and stratified them into three groups based on HF history: no HF, HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The 90-day cumulative incidence of HF events and mortality were assessed. Cox proportional hazard models identified predictors of HF events.

resultsAmong 2515 patients, 89% had no HF history, 4% had HFpEF, and 7% had HFrEF. The 90-day HF event rates were 1%, 29%, and 52% for the no HF, HFpEF, and HFrEF groups, respectively (

conclusionsBezlotoxumab appears safe in patients without HF history but is associated with a significantly increased risk of HF exacerbation in those with pre-existing HF, especially HFrEF.

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adverse eventbezlotoxumabC. difficile toxin BClostridium difficile infectionheart failure exacerbations

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PMCPMC13116173

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