Empagliflozin improved systolic blood pressure, endothelial dysfunction and heart remodeling in the metabolic syndrome ZSF1 rat

Abstract Background Empagliflozin (empa), a selective sodium–glucose cotransporter (SGLT)2 inhibitor, reduced cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization for heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk independent of glycemic control. The cardiovascular protective eff...

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Main Authors: Sin-Hee Park, Muhammad Akmal Farooq, Sébastien Gaertner, Christophe Bruckert, Abdul Wahid Qureshi, Hyun-Ho Lee, Djamel Benrahla, Brigitte Pollet, Dominique Stephan, Patrick Ohlmann, Jean-Marc Lessinger, Eric Mayoux, Cyril Auger, Olivier Morel, Valérie B. Schini-Kerth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-00997-7