Universita Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore

Type 2 diabetes

Clinical research activity is centered on type 2 diabetes mellitus, with attention to metabolic control and its impact on long-term organ health.

  • Glycaemic disease management
  • Metabolic complications
  • Cardiometabolic risk

The sponsor’s funded work in this area reflects interest in diabetes-related outcomes that extend beyond glucose regulation, including broader systemic effects.

Cardiovascular effects of diabetes therapies

Research activity includes the relationship between SGLT-2 inhibitors and cardiovascular health in people with type 2 diabetes, with emphasis on treatment-associated effects on the heart and circulation.

  • Cardiovascular protection
  • Heart function
  • Circulatory outcomes

This area aligns with interest in how diabetes treatments influence cardiovascular status alongside metabolic disease.

Autonomic nervous system and cardiac regulation

The sponsor is involved in research on autonomic innervation and its role in mediating treatment effects, with specific focus on cardiac autonomic neuropathy in type 2 diabetes.

  • Autonomic dysfunction
  • Cardiac autonomic neuropathy
  • Neurocardiac regulation

These interests place emphasis on the interaction between the nervous system and cardiovascular responses in diabetes.

Research extends to the progression of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy, highlighting complications that affect cardiovascular control and disease burden in diabetes.

  • Neuropathic progression
  • Diabetes complications
  • Autonomic cardiovascular impairment

The clinical focus is on complications that link metabolic disease with impaired autonomic and cardiac function.

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Matched clinical trials

  • Study on the Effects of Ertugliflozin and Semaglutide on Heart Health in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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    Italy