Clinical Influence of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors for Cardiovascular and Renal Points of View

Abstract

Diabetes has been a major medical and health problem worldwide. Adequate glycemic control has shown a clinically beneficial effect for long-term prognosis, with recent anti-diabetic agents. There are some mega studies concerning Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. They are i) Canagliflozin cardioVascular Assessment Study (CANVAS), ii) Canagliflozin and Renal Events in Diabetes with Established Nephropathy Clinical Evaluation (CREDENCE), iii) Dapagliflozin Effect on CardiovascuLAR Events (DECLARE) -TIMI 58, iv) Empagliflozin Cardiovascular Outcome Event Trial in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients-Removing Excess Glucose (EMPA-REG OUTCOME) study. Current topics of SGLT2 inhibitors for cardiovascular and renal points of view were described.