Methods
CHF
CHF
In a double-blind, randomised (2:1), placebo-controlled, parallel-group, clinical trial, 74 patients with NYHA class II–III CHF and an ejection fraction of 49% or less received empagliflozin 10 mg once daily or placebo for 3 months. In each patient, tissue sodium content of the lower leg was assessed non-invasively by sodium-MRI (