Cardiometabolic Effects of Empagliflozin in Patients Undergoing Elective Percu-taneous Coronary Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Aim      To evaluate cardiometabolic effects of empagliflozin in patients with ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) following elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Materials and methods Patients meeting the inclusion/non-inclusion criteria were randomized into two groups of equal number using simple randomization with successively assigned numbers. Group 1 included 37 patients (18 men and 19 women) who gave their consent for the treatment with empagliflozin 10 mg/day in addition to their previous hypoglycemic therapy.