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. 2022 Sep 22;37(1):1–19. doi: 10.1038/s41371-022-00751-4

Fig. 9. Pleiotropic effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibition.

Fig. 9

Sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors have traditionally been an effective antidiabetic therapy. Recent trials have demonstrated a multitude of beneficial cardiorenal, metabolic and vascular effects, which underpin the improvement in cardiovascular and renal outcomes independent of improved glycaemic control. Some of these mechanisms have been summarised.