Diuretic Action of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and Its Importance in the Management of Heart Failure

Primarily, the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors suppress the cotransport of glucose and sodium from the tubular lumen of the proximal tubules to the blood, and excrete glucose into the urine. Therefore, glucose and caloric balances become negative, reducing both the blood glucose le...

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