Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibition with empagliflozin on metabolic, cardiac and renal outcomes in recent cardiac transplant recipients (EMPA-HTx): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract

IntroductionCardiac transplantation (CTx) is a life-saving operation that can improve the quality and length of a recipient’s life. Immunosuppression medication, required to prevent rejection, can result in adverse metabolic and...