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SynthesisClinical cardiology2025

Cardiovascular Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Mushood Ahmed, Areeba Ahsan, Aimen Shafiq, Muhammad Talha Maniya, Hritvik Jain, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Abdullah Naveed, Raheel Ahmed, Jamal S Rana, Marat Fudim and 1 more

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Mushood AhmedRawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-8224
Areeba AhsanFoundation University Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Aimen ShafiqDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Talha ManiyaZiauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Hritvik JainAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5608-4299
Javed IqbalHamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2627-685X
Muhammad Abdullah NaveedDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Raheel AhmedDepartment of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2814-7314
Jamal S RanaDivision of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA.
Marat FudimDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Gregg C FonarowDivision of Cardiology, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3192-8093

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFinerenone, a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, has emerged as a novel therapeutic option for the management of patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or heart failure. We seek to summarize the evidence on the drug's effectiveness regarding cardiovascular (CV) outcomes.

methodsWe conducted a literature search of Pubmed, Cochrane CENTRAL, Embase, and ClinicalTrials.gov from inception to September 2024. Trials exploring the effects of finerenone on CV outcomes were extracted and analyzed. The results of pooled analyses were presented as risk ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

resultsA total of eight trials, incorporating 21 200 patients, were included. The pooled analysis demonstrated a significant reduction in all-cause death (RR 0.92, 95% CI: 0.85-0.99), major adverse CV events (RR 0.85, 95% CI: 0.81-0.90), heart failure-related hospitalizations or unplanned hospital visits (RR 0.82, 95% CI: 0.76-0.87) with finerenone administration compared to control. Finerenone use was associated with a trend of reduced risk of CV death without reaching statistical significance (RR 0.90, 95% CI: 0.81-1.00). The risk of myocardial infarction (RR 0.91, 95% CI: 0.74-1.12), adverse events (RR 0.96, 95% CI: 0.89-1.03), adverse events leading to discontinuation (RR 1.06, 95% CI: 0.96-1.17) remained comparable across both groups. However, an increased risk of hyperkalemia (RR 2.07, 95% CI: 1.88-2.27) was observed with finerenone therapy compared to the control group.

conclusionFinerenone administration was associated with improved CV outcomes in the CV-renmetabolic conditions compared to the control group.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsNaphthyridinesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicHumansTreatment OutcomefinerenoneMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsNaphthyridinescardiovascularchronic kidney diseasefinerenoneheart failure

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