ESC: Kerendia Hits In Heart Failure, But Usage Unclear

Bayer’s mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist is effective in heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction – but should it be used instead of SGLT2s, or on top of them?    

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Currently just one class of drugs is recommended for the treatment of patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction: the SGLT2 inhibitors, namely Jardiance and Farxiga. Data presented at the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology in London on 1 September could change that.

Key Takeaways
  • In the FINEARTS-HF trial, Bayer’s Kerendia reduced the risk of cardiovascular death and heart failure events by 16% over placebo.

Full data from the FINEARTS-HF trial of Bayer AG’s Kerendia (finerenone), toplined a hit last month, shows that the...

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