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Findings
What does this study add?
- Dapagliflozin reduced the risk of worsening HF and CV death by 18% in patients with HF and mildly reduced EF and in patients with HF and preserved EF, in the DELIVER trial.6
- Dapagliflozin’s benefit was consistent across the range of left ventricular (LV) EF.6
- In general, adverse event rates increased with worsening glycaemic status, both categorically and also using HbA1c as a continuous variable.6
- Dapagliflozin improved HF outcomes in patients with HF and mildly reduced EF and in patients with HF and preserved EF across the spectra of both EF and glycaemia.6