Blood test may predict future heart, kidney risk for Type 2 diabetics
Written By : Isra Zaman
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2023-08-22 04:00 GMT | Update On 2023-08-22 04:00 GMT
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A simple blood test may predict the risk of progressive heart and kidney disease in people with Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, according to new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Lead author James Januzzi said, “High levels of certain biomarkers are indicators of heart and kidney complications and may help predict future risk of disease progression.Treatment with canagliflozin, a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor, lowered biomarker levels and reduced the risk of hospitalization for heart failure and other heart complications in people at the highest risk.”
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