Kidney and heart failure events are bidirectionally associated in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Sharma A, Inzucchi S, Testani J, Ofstad A, Fitchett D, Mattheus M, Verma S, Zannad F, Wanner C, Kraus B. Kidney and heart failure events are bidirectionally associated in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. ESC Heart Failure 2023, 11: 737-747. PMID: 38155446, PMCID: PMC10966270, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlacebo-treated participantsKidney eventsType 2 diabetesHeart failureCV eventsBaseline factorsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsMajor adverse CV eventsEMPA-REG OUTCOMEPrior heart failureAdverse CV eventsHeart failure eventsGlomerular filtration rateLipoprotein cholesterol levelsCoronary artery diseaseCox regression modelHigh uric acidUse of therapiesCardiovascular eventsCV diseaseHF outcomesArtery diseaseCholesterol levelsFiltration rateSubsequent risk