EMPAGLIFLOZIN AND CKD; UNLOCKING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF KIDNEY CARE WITH INSIGHTS FROM EMPA-KIDNEY DATA

Description

EMPA-KIDNEY was designed to test a medication called empagliflozin which was originally developed to treat high blood sugar in people with diabetes. Empagliflozin causes blood sugar (equivalent to 10 teaspoons a day) to pass into the urine. It likely also increases the amount of salt (sodium) passing into the urine. This results in a modest fall in body weight and blood pressure. In 2015, a large clinical trial showed that empagliflozin reduces the number of deaths from heart disease in people who already have both heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The same study suggested empagliflozin might reduce kidney problems. From the way we think the pills work, there is good reason to believe this new medication could benefit people who have kidney disease, whether they have diabetes or not and across a broad range of causes of kidney disease.

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Presenters

1. Dr. Ahmed Sokwala
   Consultant Nephrologist
   Aga Khan University Hospital