Summary of Research: Dapagliflozin Utilization in Chronic Kidney Disease and Its Real-World Effectiveness Among Patients with Lower Levels of Albuminuria in the USA and Japan
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This is a summary of the original article ‘Dapagliflozin Utilization in Chronic Kidney Disease and Its Real-World Effectiveness Among Patients with Lower Levels of Albuminuria in the USA and Japan’. The slowing down of kidney function decline is important for managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and preventing its complications. Clinical trials of dapagliflozin, a sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i), have shown reductions in disease progression and death in patients with CKD and elevated levels of albuminuria. This summary of research provides an overview of a previously published article that aimed to find out whether dapagliflozin is also effective in patients with lower levels of albuminuria [urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) below 200 mg/g]. Starting dapagliflozin was associated with slower kidney function decline in patients with CKD and UACR below 200 mg/g compared with not starting. This effect was also observed in a subgroup analysis of patients without type 2 diabetes. These results suggest that the established benefits of SGLT-2is may extend to patients with lower levels of albuminuria.
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