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Finerenone: Efficacy of a New Nonsteroidal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist in Treatment of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

Author Type(s)

Resident/Fellow, Faculty

Journal Title

Cardiology in Review

First Page

285

Last Page

288

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2024

Department

Medicine

Abstract

Mineralocorticoid receptor stimulation by aldosterone can cause various cardiovascular and renal disease complications. Finerenone is a new oral nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist that has been approved for clinical use by the Federal Drug Aministration, and has been shown in clinical trials to reduce the risk of sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate decline, end-stage renal disease, nonfatal myocardial infarction, hospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death in adult patients with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes. The drug has also been shown to have fewer side effects than the steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists like spironolactone and eplerenone. In this review article, the authors will discuss the clinical pharmacology of finerenone, its clinical application and the additional studies that are now underway to further assess the efficacy of the drug in diabetic patients having cardiac and renal disease.

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