Empagliflozin Administration Can Decrease the Dose of Loop Diuretics and Prevent the Exacerbation of Renal Tubular Injury in Patients With Compensated Heart Failure Complicated by Diabetes

Akihiro Shirakabe, M. Matsushita, Kazutaka Kiuchi, Hirotake Okazaki, Toru Inami, Tsutomu Takayasu, Miwako Asano, Akiko Nomura, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Fumitaka Okajima,

Circulation Reports · 2020 · 20 citations · 20 references

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Empagliflozin administration decreased the dose of loop diuretics and increased the production of erythropoietin, which may help prevent renal tubular injury in diabetic outpatients with HF.

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