Heart Failure Milestones in Management: 9 Studies Making a Difference in 2021

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have proven effective in disease modification and symptom improvement across heart failure (HF) phenotypes and severity with results of recent landmark clinical trials laying groundwork for FDA approval and updates to clinical practice guidelines.

Other findings released in 2021 shed light on factors that both worsen and improve HF-associated morbidity and mortality. Highlights of 9 notable studies follow in the slide show below.