What comes first with SGLT2 inhibitors – diabetes or heart failure?

Friday, February 15, 2019

This week in MDedge Cardiocast: Most tPA-eligible stroke patients now get treated within an hour, LAA closure can be treated safely in patients with prior hemorrhagic stroke, SGLT2 inhibitors are quickly morphing from diabetes to heart failure drugs, and the MESA cardiovascular disease risk calculator can be an improvement on the ACC/AHA version.

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^{Jim Dwyer, MD}

Jim Dwyer MD, FACC, FSCAI, is a cardiologist and avid horseman in Prescott, Ariz. Trained at Saint Louis University, he spent more than 30 years in interventional cardiology. He recently hung up his lead apron and has joined a private cardiology practice. Dr. Dwyer has been producing health segments for radio broadcast for 20 years. He has no disclosures.