Erythrocytosis and thrombotic events in kidney transplant recipients prescribed a sodium glucose cotransport-2 inhibitor.
Maia GillMarianna LeungCindy Y LuoCatherine CheungArielle BeauchesneDoris ChangJames LanOlwyn JohnstonPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2023)
All patients had a sustained increase in hematocrit 3 months after SGLT2i treatment. Hematocrit ≥50% occurred in 10%, and one patient had a thrombotic event that may or may not have been related to an increase in hematocrit. Clinicians may consider monitoring for erythrocytosis after starting and SGLT2i in kidney transplant recipients.