PMID- 29196150 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180504 LR - 20181202 IS - 1872-8227 (Electronic) IS - 0168-8227 (Linking) VI - 136 DP - 2018 Feb TI - SGLT2 inhibitors with cardiovascular benefits: Transforming clinical care in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. PG - 23-31 LID - S0168-8227(17)31098-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.11.023 [doi] AB - Cardiovascular risk reduction in individuals with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a key part of clinical management. Sodium-glucose co-transporter (SGLT2) inhibitors improve glycaemic control, reduce body weight and decrease blood pressure. In addition, the SGLT2 inhibitors empagliflozin and canagliflozin reduced the risk of composite cardiovascular events in high-risk individuals with T2DM in the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial and the CANVAS Program, respectively. Empagliflozin also reduced cardiovascular deaths and improved renal outcomes. This class of agents should be considered in people with established cardiovascular disease, usually in combination with other glucose lowering medications, when satisfactory glycaemic control has not been achieved. The dose of insulin or sulfonylureas may need to be lowered when used with SGLT2 inhibitors, to reduce the risk of hypoglycaemia. Genitourinary infections can occur with SGLT2 inhibitors in a small proportion of people. In people with osteoporosis or prior amputation, it may be prudent to use empagliflozin rather than canagliflozin, based on the increased risk for bone fractures and amputations observed with canagliflozin in the CANVAS Program. SGLT2 inhibitors have the potential to transform the clinical care of persons with T2DM by not only improving glycaemic control but also reducing blood pressure, body weight and diabetes-related end-organ complications. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - d'Emden, Michael AU - d'Emden M AD - Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. FAU - Amerena, John AU - Amerena J AD - Geelong Hospital, Geelong, VIC, Australia. FAU - Deed, Gary AU - Deed G AD - Mediwell Medical Clinic, Coorparoo, QLD, Australia. FAU - Pollock, Carol AU - Pollock C AD - Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. FAU - Cooper, Mark E AU - Cooper ME AD - Department of Diabetes, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: mark.cooper@monash.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20171202 PL - Ireland TA - Diabetes Res Clin Pract JT - Diabetes research and clinical practice JID - 8508335 RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Cardiovascular Diseases/*drug therapy MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood/*drug therapy/pathology MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Risk Factors MH - *Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cardiovascular risk reduction OT - Empagliflozin OT - Glycaemic control OT - Improved renal outcomes OT - Type 2 diabetes mellitus EDAT- 2017/12/03 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/05 06:00 CRDT- 2017/12/03 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/11/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/11/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/12/03 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0168-8227(17)31098-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.11.023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2018 Feb;136:23-31. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.11.023. Epub 2017 Dec 2.