https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/628056
標題: | Effect of Empagliflozin on Cardiac Function, Adiposity, and Diffuse Fibrosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | 作者: | Hsu, Jung-Chi CHIH-YUAN WANG MAO-YUAN SU LIAN-YU LIN WEI-SHIUNG YANG |
關鍵字: | VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MYOCARDIAL TRIGLYCERIDE CONTENT; HEART-FAILURE; PERICARDIAL FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES; SUBSTRATE METABOLISM; STEATOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; ACCUMULATION; INHIBITION | 公開日期: | 25-十月-2019 | 出版社: | NATURE PORTFOLIO | 卷: | 9 | 期: | 1 | 來源出版物: | Scientific reports | 摘要: | Empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, significantly improves cardiovascular outcomes in diabetic patients; however, the mechanism is unclear. We hypothesized that empagliflozin might have beneficial effects on cardiac function, structure, adiposity, and myocardial diffuse fibrosis. This prospective study enrolled 35 patients (48.6% men, age 63.5 ± 9.7 years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) from June 1, 2017, to November 31, 2018. The patients received an SGLT2 inhibitor (empagliflozin 25 or 12.5 mg/d) for 6 months in addition to stable oral hypoglycaemic treatment. All patients underwent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) before and after empagliflozin treatment. Left ventricular (LV) function and structure were quantified using cine CMRI. Cardiac adiposity was defined based on pericardial fat and intracardiac triglyceride contents, whereas myocardial diffuse fibrosis was indicated by extracellular volume (ECV). The statistical significance of parameter changes was assessed using paired t-test and stepwise multiple linear regression. There were no significant differences in LV function and structure changes. Cardiac adiposity and diffuse fibrosis indices were also not different before and after empagliflozin treatment. Concerning clinical parameters, only a significant decrease in systolic blood pressure (by 6.4 mmHg) was observed (p = 0.013). Stepwise multiple linear regression revealed that worse baseline MRI parameters were associated with better improvements. Intracardiac triglyceride content decrease was inversely associated with baseline intracardiac triglyceride content (p < 0.001). Pericardial fat changes were negatively correlated with baseline pericardial fat (p < 0.001) and ECV changes (p = 0.028). ECV changes were inversely associated with baseline ECV (p < 0.001), baseline LV ejection fraction (p < 0.001), and LV mass index changes (p = 0.020). This study demonstrated that 6 months of empagliflozin treatment did not significantly improve the LV function, structure, adiposity, and diffuse fibrosis in patients with T2DM. Further, the beneficial effects of empagliflozin treatment might be more evident in patients with worse baseline LV substrate and structure. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/628056 | ISSN: | 2045-2322 | DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-019-51949-5 |
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