Speaker: eGFR dips expected when using blood pressure-lowering therapies

PHILADELPHIA — Medications that reduce blood pressure and improve glycemia may preserve kidney function over time despite initial eGFR dips, according to a speaker at the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference. Matthew R. Weir, MD, professor and chief in the division of nephrology at University of Maryland School of Medicine, said eGFR dips “should be expected and planned upon” when using