Citation
Cavender MA, Norhammar A, Birkeland KI, Jørgensen ME, Wilding JP, Khunti K, et al. SGLT-2 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Risk: An Analysis of CVD-REAL. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;71(22):2497-506
Abstract
Prior studies found patients treated with sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) had lower rates of death and heart failure (HF). Whether the benefits of SGLT-2i vary based upon the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is unknown.