Use of SGLT-2 inhibitors for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiac diseases in felines

1. A method of treatment of one or more cardiac diseases in a feline animal comprising administering to the feline animal one or more SGLT-2 inhibitors or pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof to treat one or more cardiac diseases, wherein the one or more cardiac diseases comprises one or more of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and heart failure due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in the feline animal, and the one or more SGLT-2 inhibitors or pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof comprises Velagliflozin administered to the feline animal at a dose of 0.01 mg/kg bodyweight to 10 mg/kg bodyweight and is represented by the following formula:

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cardiac diseases is further selected from the group consisting of heart failure due to restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), heart failure due to unclassified cardiomyopathy (UCM), and heart failure due to arrythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), unclassified cardiomyopathy (UCM), and arrythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein Velagliflozin is administered to the feline animal at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg bodyweight to 1 mg/kg bodyweight.

4. A method of treatment of one or more cardiac diseases in a feline animal, the method comprising administering to the feline animal a single SGLT-2 inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof to treat one or more of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and heart failure due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in the feline animal, wherein the single SGLT-2 inhibitor consists of Velagliflozin represented by the following formula:

and Velagliflozin is administered to the feline animal at a dose of 0.01 mg/kg bodyweight to 10 mg/kg bodyweight.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein Velagliflozin is administered to the feline animal at a dose of no greater than 2 mg/kg bodyweight.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein Velagliflozin is administered to the feline animal at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg bodyweight to 1 mg/kg bodyweight.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the feline animal is a non-diabetic cat in need of such treatment.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein Velagliflozin is administered to the feline animal orally, parenterally, intravenously, subcutaneously or intramuscularly.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein Velagliflozin is administered to the feline animal orally.

10. The method of claim 4 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable form of Velagliflozin is a crystalline complex between Velagliflozin and one or more amino acids.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more amino acids comprises proline or L-proline.

12. The method of claim 4 , wherein Velagliflozin or pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof is administered to the feline animal only once per day or twice per day.

13. The method of claim 4 , wherein the therapeutic effect is characterized by one or more of the following clinical and/or biochemical parameters:

improved cardiometabolic efficiency, characterized by an increased ratio of cardiac output/metabolic substrate consumed and/or characterized by an increased ratio of cardiac output/oxygen consumed;

increase of the production of ketone bodies in the liver, characterized by increased plasma levels of 3-hydroxybutyric acid and/or the corresponding acylcarnitines i.e. hydroxybutyrylcarnitine and increased plasma levels of one or more of the branched-chain amino acids valine, leucine and/or isoleucine;

improved cardiac function by achieved reduced pre- and/or afterload, improved arterial wall structure function;

delayed onset of different phenotypes of cardiomyopathies, wherein the delayed onset is at least by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or more months, or even stopped progression of different phenotypes of cardiomyopathies;

longer time of survival, at least by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or more months, and/or delay of next episode of heart failure, at least by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or more months, and/or lower level of cardiac mortality and/or morbidity; and

higher quality of life.

14. The method of claim 4 , wherein Velagliflozin or pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof is administered to the feline animal before, after or concomitantly with administering one or more other active pharmaceutical ingredients.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more other active pharmaceutical ingredients is selected from the group consisting of diuretics, beta-blockers, calcium-channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, antiarrhythmic agents, platelet agglutination inhibitors, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), anticoagulants, calcium-channel sensitizers and/or positive inotropes, and combinations thereof.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein:

one or more of the diuretics is selected from the group consisting of furosemide, torasemide, and spironolactone;

one or more of the beta-blockers is selected from the group consisting of atenolol and propranolol;

one or more of the calcium-channel blockers is selected from the group consisting of amlodipine and diltiazem;

one or more of the ACE inhibitors is selected from the group consisting of benazepril, ramipril and enalapril;

one or more of the angiotensin receptors blockers comprises telmisartan;

one or more of the antiarrhythmic agents comprises digitalis alkaloids;

one or more of the platelet agglutination inhibitors comprises clopidogrel;

one or more of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) comprises aspirin;

one or more of the anticoagulants is selected from the group consisting of Coumarins (vitamin K antagonists), (low molecular weight) heparin, synthetic pentasaccharide inhibitors of factor Xa, direct factor Xa inhibitors and direct thrombin inhibitors; and

one or more of the calcium-channel sensitizers and/or positive inotropes comprises pimobendan.

17. The method of claim 4 , wherein the administering Velagliflozin to the feline animal further comprises treating one or more further cardiac diseases selected from the group consisting of heart failure due to one or more cardiomyopathies, heart failure due to restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), heart failure due to unclassified cardiomyopathy (UCM), heart failure due to arrythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), unclassified cardiomyopathy (UCM), and arrythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).