Importance of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor use in diabetic patients with acute heart failure

Background: It is known that once heart failure occurs in older patients with diabetes, the overall prognosis is extremely poor. We investigated whether early initiation of SGLT2 inhibitor therapy after admission was beneficial for diabetic patients requiring inpatient treatment for acute heart fail...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Kambara, Rei Shibata, Hiroyuki Osanai, Yoshihito Nakashima, Hiroshi Asano, Toyoaki Murohara, Masayoshi Ajioka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753944719894509