Myocardial Oedema as a Consequence of Viral Infection and Persistence—A Narrative Review with Focus on COVID-19 and Post COVID Sequelae

NG Panagiotides, M Poledniczek, M Andreas… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Microvascular integrity is a critical factor in myocardial fluid homeostasis. The subtle
equilibrium between capillary filtration and lymphatic fluid removal is disturbed during …

Applications of SGLT2 inhibitors beyond glycaemic control

DV O'Hara, CSP Lam, JJV McMurray, TW Yi… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were initially developed for
their glucose-lowering effects and have shown a modest glycaemic benefit in people with …

Dapagliflozin for Critically Ill Patients With Acute Organ Dysfunction: The DEFENDER Randomized Clinical Trial

CAM Tavares, LCP Azevedo, Á Rea-Neto, NS Campos… - JAMA, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors improve outcomes in
patients with type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease, but their effect on …

Empagliflozin and risk of lower respiratory tract infection in heart failure with mildly reduced and preserved ejection fraction: An EMPEROR‐Preserved analysis

JP Ferreira, F Zannad, M Packer… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are common worldwide. Patients with heart
failure and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF/HFpEF) have a high risk …

Targeting the endothelium by combining endothelin-1 antagonism and SGLT-2 inhibition: better together?

P Ambery, PJ Greasley, RI Menzies, L Brynne… - Clinical …, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Endothelin A and B receptors, together with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2)
channels are important targets in improving endothelial function and intervention with …

Potential use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors during acute illness: a systematic review based on COVID-19

C Tisch, E Xourgia, A Exadaktylos, M Ziaka - Endocrine, 2024 - Springer
Objective SGLT-2i are increasingly recognized for their benefits in patients with
cardiometabolic risk factors. Additionally, emerging evidence suggests potential applications …

Molnupiravir or nirmatrelvir-ritonavir versus usual care in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform …

PW Horby, N Staplin, L Peto, JR Emberson… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background: Molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) are oral antivirals that have
been proposed as treatments for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Methods: In …

[HTML][HTML] Empagliflozin in adults hospitalised with COVID-19: a (null) hypothesis for RECOVERY

M Garofolo, G Penno - The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2023 - thelancet.com
Soon after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became apparent that diabetes, obesity,
hypertension, underlying cardiovascular, and kidney diseases were associated with an …

CKD as a risk factor for severe COVID-19: a critical look back and lessons for the future

A Ortiz - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Over 850 million people worldwide have chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is projected
to become the fifth global cause of death by 2040 [1]. However, awareness of the concept of …

SGLT2 Inhibitors in COVID-19: Umbrella Review, Meta-analysis, and Bayesian Sensitivity Assessment

V Suresh, MA Shamim, V Ghosh, T Dave, M Jayan… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background: Several studies have reported a reduced risk of COVID-19-related mortality in
patients taking antidiabetic medications. This is an umbrella review, meta-analysis, and …