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The association between uric acid levels and cardiorenal outcomes and death in patients with type 2 diabetes: a SUB-analysis of empa-REG outcome

S. Verma, Q. Ji, Deepak L. Bhatt, C. Mazer, M. Al-Omran, S. Inzucchi, C. Wanner, A. Ofstad et al.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2019

7,020 participants · 2 citations

Abstract

Plasma uric acid (UA) has been proposed as a biomarker of cardiovascular (CV) risk, but data are limited. UA levels may also modulate the effectiveness of CV risk reduction therapies.

In EMPA-REG OUTCOME, patients (N=7020) with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and CV disease were treated with empagliflozin 10

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