SHU Bing,WANG Qi,FANG Yuting,et al.Characteristics and safety analysis of finerenone use in hospitalized patients with acute heart failure[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(20):2725-2731.
SHU Bing,WANG Qi,FANG Yuting,et al.Characteristics and safety analysis of finerenone use in hospitalized patients with acute heart failure[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(20):2725-2731.DOI: 10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2026.20.16.
Characteristics and safety analysis of finerenone use in hospitalized patients with acute heart failure
To investigate the characteristics and safety of finerenone use in hospitalized patients with acute heart failure (AHF).
METHODS
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A single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted, enrolling 171 AHF patients who initiated finerenone therapy during hospitalization at The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China between November 2023 and April 2026. Baseline characteristics, finerenone use patterns,in-hospital major and minor safety endpoints were collected. Univariate intergroup analysis, univariate and multivariate Logistic regression were performed to identify predictive factors (Firth’s penalized likelihood method was used when events were sparse). Propensity score matching (PSM) and stabilized inverse probability of treatment weighting (sIPTW) were employed to compare the safety differences between early initiation (≤3 d) and intermediate-to-late initiation (>3 d) of finerenone. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to verify the robustness of the hyperkalemia-related results.
RESULTS
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A total of 171 hospitalized
patients with AHF were included, with 63.7% having heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. The median time to finerenone initiation was 2 d after admission, with early initiation accounting for 64.3%, an initial dose of 10 mg once daily accounting for 83.0%, and concomitant use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) accounting for 83.6%. In the overall cohort, the incidence of hyperkalemia was 3.5%, the incidence of acute kidney injury was 13.5%, and the incidence of the composite endpoint was 21.6%. Concomitant SGLT2i use was associated with a lower risk of hyperkalemia in univariable Logistic regression (OR=0.18, 95%CI of 0.04-0.86,
P
=0.032) and showed a trend toward a protective association after multivariable Logistic regression adjustment, although this did not reach statistical significance (OR=0.24, 95%CI of 0.05-1.21,
P
=0.084); after multivariable Logistic regression adjustment,baseline serum potassium was independently associated with the risk of the composite endpoint (OR=2.01, 95%CI of 1.06-3.82,
P
=0.032). Both PSM(OR=0.70, 95%CI of 0.27-1.83)and sIPTW(OR=0.70, 95%CI of 0.32-1.52)analyses showed that early initiation of finerenone did not increase the risk of the composite endpoint. Sensitivity analysis results were consistent with the overall cohort analysis.
CONCLUSIONS
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The enrolled patients initiated finerenone early with reasonable starting doses, and a high proportion received concomitant SGLT2i therapy; early initiation did not increase the risk of in-hospital hyperkalemia or acute kidney injury, with an overall favorable safety profile, and concomitant SGLT2i use showed a protective trend with respect to hyperkalemia risk.
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