Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibition with empagliflozin on metabolic, cardiac and renal outcomes in recent cardiac transplant recipients (EMPA-HTx): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Introduction Cardiac transplantation (CTx) is a life-saving operation that can improve the quality and length of a recipient’s life. Immunosuppression medication, required to prevent rejection, can result in adverse metabolic and renal effects. Clinically significant complications include metabolic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-03-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/3/e069641.full |