A Potential Mechanism of Cardio-Renal Protection with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors: Amelioration of Renal Congestion

Background: This review considers anew the etiology of the cardio-renal protective effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors by extending the discussion to renal congestion, inherent in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) even at an early stage of nephropathy in which heart failure (HF)...

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Main Author: Satoru Kuriyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-07-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/501081