Review on sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) in diabetes mellitus and heart failure
SGLT-2 inhibitors are a novel class of anti-diabetic agents which act by inhibiting glucose reabsorption in proximal convoluted tubules of kidney. Apart from maintaining glucose homeostasis they exert a number of positive effects on the cardiovascular system like weight loss, decreasing blood pressu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=6;spage=1855;epage=1862;aulast=Pradhan |