SGLT2 inhibition with empagliflozin improves coronary microvascular function and cardiac contractility in prediabetic ob/ob−/− mice
Abstract Background Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) is the first class of anti-diabetes treatment that reduces mortality and risk for hospitalization due to heart failure. In clinical studies it has been shown that SGLT2i’s promote a general shift to fasting state metabolism chara...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-019-0820-6 |