Heart failure outcomes in clinical trials of glucose-lowering agents in patients with diabetes

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 43-53

  Fitchett, David H ^a   Udell, Jacob A ^b   Inzucchi, Silvio E ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Glucose lowering drugs; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ALOGLIPTIN; AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; EMPAGLIFLOZIN; ENKEPHALINASE INHIBITOR; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; LIRAGLUTIDE; LIXISENATIDE; METFORMIN; MINERALOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO; ROSIGLITAZONE; SAXAGLIPTIN; SEMAGLUTIDE; SITAGLIPTIN; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITOR; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VILDAGLIPTIN; INCRETIN; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG SAFETY; DYSGLYCEMIA; FLUID RETENTION; FRACTURE; GENITAL CANDIDIASIS; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART FAILURE; HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MORTALITY; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SODIUM RETENTION; WEIGHT GAIN; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIPEPTIDYL-PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITORS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INCRETINS; INSULIN; MORTALITY; SODIUM-GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES;

EID: 84988629139     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.633     Document Type: Review

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