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Evaluating the Beneficial Effect of Empagliflozin in Reducing Hospitalisation for Heart Failure in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.

Akanksha Soni, Olabisi P Lawal, Japheth O Oyovwi, Happiness I Olaniyi, Wonderful O Anosike, Enibokun T Orobator, Nazeem Gabriels, Ibad Ali Khan Ghori, Aliyu O Olaniyi

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Akanksha SoniAcute Medical Unit, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Stockport, GBR.
Olabisi P LawalMedical Laboratory Science, University of Benin, Benin City, NGA.
Japheth O OyovwiGeriatrics, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, GBR.
Happiness I OlaniyiNursing, Barton Brook Care Home, Manchester, GBR.
Wonderful O AnosikeGeneral Adult Psychiatry, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, GBR.
Enibokun T OrobatorGlobal Health and Infectious Diseases, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GBR.
Nazeem GabrielsEmergency, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Stockport, GBR.
Ibad Ali Khan GhoriInternal Medicine, Stepping Hill hospital, Stockport, GBR.
Aliyu O OlaniyiGeriatrics, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications, with heart failure (HF) remaining a major cause of hospitalisation and mortality. Empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has demonstrated consistent cardioprotective effects in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Evidence shows that treatment with empagliflozin reduces the risk of hospitalisation for HF, with benefits that appear to extend beyond glucose lowering. These effects are thought to be mediated through mechanisms such as improved cardiac loading conditions, enhanced natriuresis, and optimised myocardial metabolism. Overall, empagliflozin represents an effective therapeutic option for reducing cardiovascular morbidity and hospital admissions in individuals with T2DM who are at risk for HF.

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cardiovascular riskempagliflozinheart failurehospitalisationhospitalizationrandomised controlled trialsrandomized controlled trialssglt2 inhibitorstype 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID41235287
PMCPMC12605316

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