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Empagliflozin influences blood viscosity and wall shear stress in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus compared with incretin-based therapy

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular protection following empagliflozin therapy is not entirely attributable to the glucose lowering effect. Increased hematocrit might influence the shear stress that is the main force acting on the endothelium, regulating its anti-atherogenic function. OBJECTIVE: We designed...

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Autores principales: Irace, Concetta, Casciaro, Francesco, Scavelli, Faustina Barbara, Oliverio, Rosa, Cutruzzolà, Antonio, Cortese, Claudio, Gnasso, Agostino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5891980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29631585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-018-0695-y