Question 458 · LEK · Chronic heart failure
In a 56-year-old patient with heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 55%, diabetes mellitus type 2 treated with metformin and proteinuria of 0.9 g/L detected on urinalysis it is recommended to add:
- A. pioglitazone.
- B. saxagliptin.
- C. insulin glargine.
- D. exenatide.
- E. empagliflozin.
Hint
Look for a drug class with proven benefit in heart failure across the whole LVEF spectrum and renoprotection in diabetic kidney disease.
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