Tomohiko Kanaoka, Hiromichi Wakui, Yuichiro Yano, Hajime Nagasu, Hiroshi Kanegae, Masaomi Nangaku, Yosuke Hirakawa, Naoki Nakagawa, Jun Wada, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Toshiaki Nakano, Shoichi Maruyama, Takashi Wada, Masaaki Konishi, Takanori Nagahiro, Kunihiro Yamagata, Ichiei Narita, Motoko Yanagita, Yoshio Terada, Shinichi Araki, Masanori Emoto, Hirokazu Okada, Yoshitaka Isaka, Yusuke Suzuki, Takashi Yokoo, Hiromi Kataoka, Eiichiro Kanda, Naoki Kashihara, Kouichi Tamura
AIM: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors often cause a transient decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) shortly after the initiation, referred to as the 'initial drop'. However, the clinical significance of this initial drop in real-world practice remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using the nationwide Japan Chronic Kidney Disease Database, we examined factors that affected the initial drop, in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)...
May 8, 2024: Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism