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Empagliflozin protects the heart against ischemia/reperfusion-induced sudden cardiac death
BACKGROUND: Empagliflozin is a selective sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor used to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. Empagliflozin also exerts cardioprotective effects independent from glucose control, but its benefits on arrhythmogenesis and sudden cardiac death are n...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8491391/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34607570 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-021-01392-6 |