Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Reduce the Risk of Heart Failure Hospitalization in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

AimTo evaluate the impact of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) on risk of heart failure hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes.MethodsWe searched the PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang, CBM, and other web knowledge databases for data from randomized controlled trials.We performed statistical analyses by

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Die rol van die NGK-leierskap in die aanloop tot die eerste demokratiese verkiesing in Suid-Afrika: 1990-1994

Piet Strauss played an important part in the leadership of the Dutch Reformed Church from 1994 to 2011.This article focuses on important events and the role of Bar Tables the leadership of the Dutch Reformed Church which prepared the way for Strauss and his generation of leaders.It takes the acceptance of the important policy document Church and So

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Evolutionary process toward avian-like cephalic thermoregulation system in Theropoda elucidated based on nasal structures

It has long been discussed whether non-avian dinosaurs were physiologically closer to ectotherms or endotherms, with the internal nasal structure called the respiratory turbinate present in extant SHOPSTORM_HIDDEN_PRODUCT endotherms having been regarded as an important clue for this conundrum.However, the physiological function and relevance of thi

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