Dapagliflozin improved symptoms and physical limitations in patients with heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction, according to results from the PRESERVED-HF trial.

"The treatment effect was large, clinically meaningful and statistically significant," Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, FACC, FAHA, cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and professor of medicine at University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, said during a presentation at the Heart Failure Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. He noted the results were consistent regardless of diabetes status and ejection fraction.  

Read the full Healio article: PRESERVED-HF: Dapagliflozin improves HFpEF symptoms at 12 weeks

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