Publications by authors named "Elena Pessina"

Rationale & Objective: Estimates of the incidence of hyperkalemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) vary widely. Our objective was to estimate hyperkalemia incidence in patients with CKD from routine clinical care, including by level of kidney damage or function and among important patient subgroups.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

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Finerenone is safe and efficacious for treating patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Evidence on the use of finerenone in clinical practice is lacking. To describe demographic and clinical characteristics of early adopters of finerenone in the United States, according to sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) use and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) levels.

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