2019
Inhibition of the sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 in the elderly: clinical and mechanistic insights into safety and efficacy
Cintra R, Moura F, Carvalho L, Barreto J, Tambascia M, Pecoits-Filho R, Sposito A. Inhibition of the sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 in the elderly: clinical and mechanistic insights into safety and efficacy. Revista Da Associação Médica Brasileira 2019, 65: 70-86. PMID: 30758423, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.65.1.70.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsRisk of hypoglycemiaAntidiabetic therapySodium-glucose co-transporter 2High risk of hypoglycemiaIncreased risk of hypoglycemiaPrevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitusType 2 diabetes mellitusRenal proximal convoluted tubulesChronic kidney diseaseCo-morbid diseasesSystolic blood pressurePost hoc studyProximal convoluted tubulesReduced insulin sensitivitySGLT2i therapyMedian ageSodium-glucoseSodium reabsorptionOlder individualsClinical trialsIncreased riskKidney diseaseBlood pressureConvoluted tubules
2012
Emergent cardiovascular risk factors in the very elderly
Moura F, Freitas W, Sposito A. Emergent cardiovascular risk factors in the very elderly. Expert Review Of Cardiovascular Therapy 2012, 10: 1221-1225. PMID: 23190062, DOI: 10.1586/erc.12.98.Peer-Reviewed Original Research