Coronary disease & ACS

Empagliflozin to Prevent Progressive Adverse Remodelling After Myocardial Infarction (EMPRESS-MI): Rationale and Design

ESC Heart FailPublished Randomised controlled trial

Study context

Population
Patients with LV systolic dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <45% by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)) ≥12 h and ≤14 days after acute myocardial infarction (MI)
Participants
100 patients
Planned comparison
Empagliflozin vs placebo
Primary endpoint
Change in LV end-systolic volume indexed to body surface area
Follow-up
24 weeks from randomization
Methodological detailsrationale and design, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, Secondary endpoints: LV and atrial volumes, LV mass, LVEF, circulating cardiac biomarkers
  • Rationale and design
  • Double-blind
  • Placebo-controlled
  • Multicentre
  • Secondary endpoints: LV and atrial volumes, LV mass, LVEF, circulating cardiac biomarkers

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Empagliflozin to Prevent Progressive Adverse Remodelling After Myocardial Infarction (EMPRESS-MI): Rationale and Design. ESC Heart Fail. Published 7 May 2024. doi:10.1002/ehf2.14830

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