Abstract Body (Do not enter title and authors here): Abstract:
Background: sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) , a new type of oral hypoglycemics agent used to treat type 2 diabetes, have a positive effect on the progression of heart failure, but there is a concern with the association between SGLT2i and acute kidney injury (AKI).
Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated consecutive patients undergoing CABG surgery from January 2018 to December 2021 in the hospital. A cohort of patients who had been prescribed SGLT2i was identified and matched by propensity score with a cohort of patients who had not been prescribed SGLT2i in a ratio of 1:3. The primary outcome was AKI following CABG. Furthermore, a meta-analysis was conducted on the relationship between SGLT2i and acute kidney injury (AKI). Four studies, comprising a total of 25,116 patients, were included in the analysis.
Results: A total of 403 patients who had received SGLT2i and 1209 without SGLT2i were included in the analysis. AKI was observed in 54 patients (13.4%) in the SGLT2i group and 373 patients (30.9%) in the non-SGLT2i group following CABG. The SGLT2i exhibited a lower incidence of AKI compared with the non-SGLT2i (P < 0.001). The findings of the meta-analysis indicated that SGLT2i was associated with a decreased incidence of AKI (P < 0.001; OR= 0.525, [95% CI, (0.437-0.631]).
Conclusion: The results of our prospective study indicated a reduced risk of AKI in patients undergoing CABG and were treated with SGLT2i.