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. 2018 Apr 18;14(1):17–23. doi: 10.17925/EE.2018.14.1.17

Table 1: Cardiovascular effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors based on clinical and mechanistic studies.

CV effect Reference
Blood pressure ↓ 26,27
Arterial stiffness ↓ 30
Glucose and insulin ↓ 26,28
Albuminuria ↓ 27
Uric acid ↓ 21,26
Weight ↓ 29
Visceral adiposity ↓ 29
Oxidative stress ↓ 31
Triglycerides ↓ 25,26
LDL-C ↑ 24,25
HDL-C ↑ 25,26,28

CV = cardiovascular; HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol; SNS = sympathetic nervous system