Inclusion criteria:
Pakistani patients of 18 years and above, males and females
Diagnosed symptomatic heart failure (NYHA class 1–IV)
Ejection fraction (EF) ≤ 40% on imaging study within last 12 months prior to enrolment
Patient on stable GDMT of heart failure for ≥4 weeks
Both diabetic and non-diabetic patients
Exclusion criteria:
Type-1 diabetics or patients having any history of DKA
Patients having eGFR ≤ 25 ml/ min/ 1.73 m2 as per (CKD-EPI formula), systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 95 mmHg
Patients having MI, unstable angina, stroke, acute heart failure (HF) or any hospitalization due to acute HF <4 weeks preceding enrolment
Patients undergoing PCI /CABG or valvular replacement, any previous transplantation of heart or infixing of ventricular assistance device (VAD), implantation of Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) within 3 months preceding enrolment or any plan to undergo after randomization
Patients having active myocarditis, uncorrected primary valvular disease, restrictive or hypertrophic (obstructive) cardiomyopathy; bradycardia, 2nd or 3rd degree heart block without having any pacemaker
Patients received any SGLT2i within 12 weeks preceding screening visit or hypersensitivity to Dapagliflozin
Pregnant ladies and nursing mothers, severe COPD leading to dyspnea, any malignancy or hepatic impairment