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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains a major cardiovascular (CV) risk factor1–5 and it confers an approximately two- to threefold fold excess risk for coronary heart disease, including MI, stroke and heart failure (HF) in patients with and in patients without established cardiovascular disease (CVD).1,6–8 The prevalence of T2D among patients with HF is as high as 40–45% and that of HF in patients with…
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In the article by Juan Tamargo entitled Sodium–glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure: Potential Mechanisms of Action, Adverse Effects and Future Developments (European Cardiology Review 2019;14(1):23–32. https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2018.34.2), the following correction should be made:
Figure 1 should indicate an increase (↑) in haemoglobin and haematocrit, not a decrease (↓). The…
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Type 2 diabetes is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) such as MI, and cerebrovascular incidents such as stroke. A substantial body of evidence has indicated that the proper management of blood glucose in people with diabetes can inhibit the progression of microvascular disease such as retinopathy and nephropathy.
Nevertheless, whether strict blood glucose…
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In this video, Dr Muthiah Vaduganathan (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, US) shares the findings from the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial. The goal of the trial was to assess the cardiovascular (CV) safety of empagliflozin, a sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at high risk for CV events.
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