Unsweetening the Heart: Possible Pleiotropic Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Cardio and Cerebrovascular Alterations in Resistant Hypertensive Subjects

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 274-280

  Pioli, Mariana R ^a   Ritter, Alessandra M V ^a   Modolo, Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; blood pressure; heart failure; hypertension; left ventricular hypertrophy; microalbuminuria; resistant hypertension; SGLT 2 inhibitors; stroke; target organ damage

Indexed keywords

SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; HEART; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MICROALBUMINURIA; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANT HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; ADVERSE EVENT; ALBUMINURIA; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART DISEASE; HYPERTENSION; METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALBUMINURIA; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM-GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITORS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85042228335     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpx204     Document Type: Review

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