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ArticleCardiovascular endocrinology & metabolism2026

Proteomics analysis of empagliflozin in patients without diabetes or overt heart failure from empagliflozin and cardiac remodeling in people without diabetes CardioLink-7 randomized clinical trial.

Wei-Siang Chen, Ning-I Yang, Subodh Verma, Min-Hui Liu, Kun-Yi Chien, Chia-Wei Chen, Adrian Quan, Hwee Teoh, Andrew T Yan, Kim A Connelly and 4 more

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Wei-Siang ChenDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Failure Research Center, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
Ning-I YangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Failure Research Center, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
Subodh VermaDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto.
Min-Hui LiuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Failure Research Center, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
Kun-Yi ChienDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chang Gung University.
Chia-Wei ChenClinical Proteomics Core Laboratory, LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Adrian QuanDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto.
Hwee TeohDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto.
Andrew T YanDivision of Cardiology, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto.
Kim A ConnellyDivision of Cardiology, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto.
Yu-Hsiang JuanInstitute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University, Keelung.
Ching-Wen ChangDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
C David MazerDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chao-Hung WangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Failure Research Center, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Background: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce cardiovascular and cardiorenal events in people across the spectrum of heart failure. Using proteomics analysis, this study investigated the potential benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors in primary prevention at a protein level in patients without diabetes or heart failure. Methods: This is a sub-study of the EMPA-HEART 2 CardioLink-7 trial, which randomized people without diabetes or clinically overt heart failure but with risk factors for adverse cardiac remodeling to empagliflozin (10 mg/day) or placebo for 6 months. Blood samples were collected during the randomization visit and at the 6-month follow-up visit for proteomics analysis. Our investigation involved two phases of approach: discovery and verification. Results: Samples from individuals assigned to empagliflozin ( Conclusion: Empagliflozin modified multiple biologically relevant pathways in the nondiabetes and non-heart failure setting. These findings should be considered hypothesis-generating and warrant validation in larger, adequately powered studies.

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cardiovascular riskproteomicssodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibition

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PMCPMC13308925

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