Severe Acute Renal Failure in Patients Treated with Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists
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We report two patients with diabetes in whom acute renal failure requiring hemodialysis occurred while on treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. We discuss the mechanisms of this complication and the potential for its prevention.
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