Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin in Renal Transplant Recipients With Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus

Halden, Thea Anine Strøm; Kvitne, Kine Eide; Midtvedt, Karsten; Rajakumar, Laavanyaah; Robertsen, Ida; Brox, Jan; Bollerslev, Jens; Hartmann, Anders; Åsberg, Anders; Jenssen, Trond

doi:10.2337/dc19-0093

Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin in Renal Transplant Recipients With Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus

OBJECTIVE Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have lately become the recommended treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk. Patients with posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) also have high cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was to investigat…