The Effect of SGLT-2 Inhibitors on Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Cardiac Function in T2DM Patients With CAD (EpiCAD)

Sodium-glucose contrasporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors make up an antidiabetic medication that promotes glycosuria. They are known to have an indirect reduction in cardiovascular complications, based on a series of in-depth studies. However, the effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors towards the thickness of epicardial adipose tissue and cardiac function in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with coronary artery disease (CAD) patients in Malaysia has not yet been fully explored. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effects in epicardial adipose tissue thickness and its cardiac function in T2DM patients with CAD after the initiation of SGLT-2 inhibitors.