Cardiovascular Benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors: A Class Effect?
Executive Summary
The first large real-world evidence study has found SGLT2 inhibitors cut the rate of hospitalizations for heart failure and all-cause mortality in patients at low risk of cardiovascular events, but the results of CV outcomes studies are awaited to confirm the findings.
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