A Broken Heart: Empagliflozin Falls Flat after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Despite advances in the management of acute myocardial infarction (MI), up to 38% of patients will experience signs of heart failure and many will have a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors have well-documented cardiovascular benefits; however, data about their usefulness after an acute MI are limited.