Effects of empagliflozin on right ventricular adaptation to pressure overload

Effects of empagliflozin on right ventricular adaptation to pressure overload

BackgroundRight ventricular (RV) failure is the prime cause of death in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Novel treatment strategies that protect the RV are needed. Empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor, shows cardioprotective effects on the left ventricle in clinic...

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Main Authors: Julie S. Axelsen, Anders H. Nielsen-Kudsk, Janne Schwab, Steffen Ringgaard, Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, Frances S. de Man, Asger Andersen, Stine Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
right ventricular failure
pulmonary hypertension
sodium-glucose co-transport-2 inhibitors
empagliflozin
pulmonary trunk banding
rat model
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1302265/full

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