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Oct 15, 2020 25 tweets 8 min read
Hey, #MedTwitter! We've been thinking a lot about SGLT2i (more coming up on your Friday email) in heart failure, and wanted to give space for overview of the evidence and potential mechanisms.

So without further ado, here's a #tweetorial on #SGLT2i and #HeartFailure! 1/ SGLT2 inhibitors show clear benefits in heart failure, in patients with and without Diabetes. So what are the underlying mechanisms, we wondered?
Jun 25, 2020 22 tweets 9 min read
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Why does every BMP report show a GFR - African American and GFR - non-African American for the same Cr value?

Let's focus on #racecorrection in the estimation of GFR as part of our ongoing series on racial bias in medicine. (2/17)

This #tweetorial is based on the work of Dr. Vanessa Grubs (@thenephrologist), Dr. Darshali Vyas (@DarshaliVyas), Dr. Nwamaka Eneanya (@AmakaEMD), Dorothy Roberts (@DorothyERoberts), and so many more. We encourage you to delve into the literature at the bottom.