Tofogliflozin does not delay progression of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes: a prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-group comparative study

Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the preventive effects of tofogliflozin, a selective sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, on atherosclerosis progression in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients without apparent cardiovascular disease (CVD) by monitoring carotid intima-medi...

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Main Authors: Naoto Katakami, Tomoya Mita, Hidenori Yoshii, Toshihiko Shiraiwa, Tetsuyuki Yasuda, Yosuke Okada, Keiichi Torimoto, Yutaka Umayahara, Hideaki Kaneto, Takeshi Osonoi, Tsunehiko Yamamoto, Nobuichi Kuribayashi, Kazuhisa Maeda, Hiroki Yokoyama, Keisuke Kosugi, Kentaro Ohtoshi, Isao Hayashi, Satoru Sumitani, Mamiko Tsugawa, Kayoko Ryomoto, Hideki Taki, Tadashi Nakamura, Satoshi Kawashima, Yasunori Sato, Hirotaka Watada, Iichiro Shimomura, the UTOPIA study investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01079-4