How should we monitor the cardiovascular benefit of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibition?

Abstract Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are increasingly prescribed for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, including heart failure (HF). The mechanisms by which SGLT2 inhibitors reduce such risk are likely to be independent...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Tanaka, Koichi Node
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-020-01191-5