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SGLT2 Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Giulia Ferrannini1, Gianluigi Savarese2, Francesco Cosentino2
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Norrbacka S1:02, Stockholm SE 17177, Sweden.
Abstract:
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors were first discovered as glucose-lowering drugs because of their glycosuric action and good safety profile. Subsequently, they were studied in cardiovascular outcome trials in people with type 2 diabetes, and their cardiovascular benefit was consistently observed as regards heart failure hospitalizations and cardiovascular death. Investigation of the underlying mechanisms granting such benefit is continuously engaging researchers all over the world. The findings described in this article paved the way to a larger use of these drugs in patients with heart failure, with the aim of improving their clinical outcomes and quality of life.
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