Effect of sodium-glucose cotransport-2 inhibitors on blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 43 randomized control trials with 22 528 patients

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Mazidi, Mohsen ^a   Rezaie, Peyman ^b   Gao, Hong Kai ^c   Kengne, Andre Pascal ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c GENERAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Diabetes mellitus; Meta analysis; Sodium glucose cotransport 2 inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CANAGLIFLOZIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; DAPAGLIFLOZIN; EMPAGLIFLOZIN; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; IPRAGLIFLOZIN; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO; REMOGLIFLOZIN ETABONATE; SITAGLIPTIN; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA; 2-(3-(4-ETHOXYBENZYL)-4-CHLOROPHENYL)-6-HYDROXYMETHYLTETRAHYDRO-2H-PYRAN-3,4,5-TRIOL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUCOSIDE; LIPID; SLC5A2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CANAGLIFLOZIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SODIUM-GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; THIOPHENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020460150     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004007     Document Type: Article

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