TY - JOUR TI - Effects of canagliflozin on serum potassium in people with diabetes and chronic kidney disease: the CREDENCE trial. AV - public Y1 - 2021/12/21/ EP - 4901 N2 - Aims: Hyperkalaemia is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and limits the optimal use of agents that block the renin?angiotensin?aldosterone system, particularly in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In patients with CKD, sodium?glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors provide cardiorenal protection, but whether they affect the risk of hyperkalaemia remains uncertain. Methods and results: The CREDENCE trial randomized 4401 participants with T2DM and CKD to the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin or matching placebo. In this post hoc analysis using an intention-to-treat approach, we assessed the effect of canagliflozin on a composite outcome of time to either investigator-reported hyperkalaemia or the initiation of potassium binders. We also analysed effects on central laboratory-determined hyper- and hypokalaemia (serum potassium ?6.0 and <3.5?mmol/L, respectively) and change in serum potassium. At baseline, the mean serum potassium in canagliflozin and placebo arms was 4.5?mmol/L; 4395 (99.9%) participants were receiving renin?angiotensin system blockade. The incidence of investigator-reported hyperkalaemia or initiation of potassium binders was lower with canagliflozin than with placebo [occurring in 32.7 vs. 41.9 participants per 1000 patient-years; hazard ratio (HR) 0.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.64?0.95, P?=?0.014]. Canagliflozin similarly reduced the incidence of laboratory-determined hyperkalaemia (HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.61?0.98, P?=?0.031), with no effect on the risk of hypokalaemia (HR 0.92, 95% CI 0.71?1.20, P?=?0.53). The mean serum potassium over time with canagliflozin was similar to that of placebo. // Conclusion: Among patients treated with renin?angiotensin?aldosterone system inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibition with canagliflozin may reduce the risk of hyperkalaemia in people with T2DM and CKD without increasing the risk of hypokalaemia. ID - discovery10140960 KW - Canagliflozin KW - Chronic kidney disease KW - Hyperkalaemia KW - Potassium KW - SGLT2 inhibitors KW - Type 2 diabetes mellitus VL - 42 SP - 4891 IS - 48 N1 - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. UR - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab497 SN - 1522-9645 JF - European Heart Journal A1 - Neuen, BL A1 - Oshima, M A1 - Perkovic, V A1 - Agarwal, R A1 - Arnott, C A1 - Bakris, G A1 - Cannon, CP A1 - Charytan, DM A1 - Edwards, R A1 - Górriz, JL A1 - Jardine, MJ A1 - Levin, A A1 - Neal, B A1 - De Nicola, L A1 - Pollock, C A1 - Rosenthal, N A1 - Wheeler, DC A1 - Mahaffey, KW A1 - Heerspink, HJL ER -