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Heart and kidney health in type 2 diabetes patients with severe kidney disease using SGLT2 or GLP-1 treatments

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Abstract

A total of 7,458 participants were included in each group, with a mean eGFR of 23-24 mL/min/1.73 m².

  • New users of GLP-1 RAs had a higher risk for major adverse kidney events (HR 1.05) and dialysis (HR 1.09) compared to SGLT2i users.
  • No significant difference in all-cause mortality (HR 0.98) and major adverse cardiovascular events (HR 0.97) was observed between the two groups.
  • GLP-1 RA users had a lower risk for heart failure (HR 0.94) compared to those on SGLT2i.
  • Among GLP-1 RA users, higher risks for adverse kidney events were noted in males and in patients without heart failure.
  • Initiating an SGLT2i may be associated with a lower risk of adverse kidney events in patients with type 2 diabetes and stage 4-5 chronic kidney disease.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors (Jia-Jin Chen, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Wen-Yu Ho, Yu-Wei, Meng-ting Chen, Ching-Chung Hsiao) declare that they have no competing interests
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