A randomized controlled trial of dapagliflozin on left ventricular hypertrophy in people with type two diabetes: The DAPA-LVH Trial

Alexander J. M. Brown, Stephen Gandy, Rory McCrimmon, John Graeme Houston, Allan D. Struthers, Chim C. Lang (Lead / Corresponding author)

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    Abstract

    Aim: We tested the hypothesis that dapagliflozin may regress left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

    Methods and results: We randomly assigned 66 people (mean age 67 ± 7 years, 38 males) with T2D, LVH, and controlled blood pressure (BP) to receive dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily or placebo for 12 months. Primary endpoint was change in absolute left ventricular mass (LVM), assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. In the intention-to-treat analysis, dapagliflozin significantly reduced LVM compared with placebo with an absolute mean change of -2.82g [95% confidence interval (CI): -5.13 to -0.51, P = 0.018]. Additional sensitivity analysis adjusting for baseline LVM, baseline BP, weight, and systolic BP change showed the LVM change to remain statistically significant (mean change -2.92g; 95% CI: -5.45 to -0.38, P = 0.025). Dapagliflozin significantly reduced pre-specified secondary endpoints including ambulatory 24-h systolic BP (P = 0.012), nocturnal systolic BP (P = 0.017), body weight (P < 0.001), visceral adipose tissue (VAT) (P < 0.001), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) (P = 0.001), insulin resistance, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (P = 0.017), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) (P = 0.049).

    Conclusion: Dapagliflozin treatment significantly reduced LVM in people with T2D and LVH. This reduction in LVM was accompanied by reductions in systolic BP, body weight, visceral and SCAT, insulin resistance, and hsCRP. The regression of LVM suggests dapagliflozin can initiate reverse remodelling and changes in left ventricular structure that may partly contribute to the cardio-protective effects of dapagliflozin. 

    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02956811.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3421-3432
    Number of pages12
    JournalEuropean Heart Journal
    Volume41
    Issue number36
    Early online date24 Jun 2020
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Sept 2020

    Keywords

    • Dapagliflozin
    • Heart Failure
    • Left Ventricular Mass
    • Type 2 Diabetes
    • insulin resistance
    • Heart failure
    • Type 2 diabetes
    • Insulin resistance
    • Left ventricular mass

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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