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Lifelong dietary interventions linked to improved retinal health and reduced cardiovascular risk

Cardiology Update

Participants in the intervention group displayed less tortuous arterioles and venules and an increased arteriolar fractal dimension compared to the control group. These effects were evident even after controlling for cumulative cardiovascular risk factors.

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Abstract 4141446: Sodium Glucose Co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors Promote Resiliency to High Pressure Stress in the Human Microvasculature

Circulation

Human resistance arterioles (80-250µm) from healthy adults (defined as patients with ≤1 risk factor for cardiovascular disease) were dissected from discarded surgical adipose tissue and treated with empagliflozin (1µM), or vehicle control (ethanol) for 16-20 hours prior to the flow experiment.