Potential mechanisms responsible for cardioprotective effects of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Lahnwong, Sarayut ^a,b   Chattipakorn, Siriporn C ^a,c   Chattipakorn, Nipon ^a,c  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Heart; Sodium glucose co transporter 2 (SGLT 2) inhibitors

Indexed keywords

CANAGLIFLOZIN; DAPAGLIFLOZIN; EMPAGLIFLOZIN; ERTUGLIFLOZIN; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITOR;

APOPTOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DISORDER; MORTALITY RATE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CARDIAC MUSCLE; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HEART; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM-GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 85049855064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12933-018-0745-5     Document Type: Review

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