Cardiovascular Protection in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: A Review of Clinical Trial Results Across Drug Classes

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2017, Pages S18-S29

  Paneni, Francesco ^a   Lüscher, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Glucose lowering therapy; Type 2 diabetes treatment

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; EMPAGLIFLOZIN; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; LIRAGLUTIDE; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; SEMAGLUTIDE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORBIDITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGONISTS; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIPEPTIDYL-PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITORS; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 RECEPTOR; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN; SODIUM-GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES;

EID: 85020036499     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.04.008     Document Type: Article

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