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Big News About Potential New Drug for Kidney Disease!

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This would be an enormous advantage for kidney patients that may eliminate dialysis. Hope this becomes a prescribed medication soon!

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About BI 690517

The compound was discovered and developed by Boehringer Ingelheim and is part of its research and development portfolio in cardiovascular-renal-metabolic conditions.

boehringer-ingelheim.com/pr....

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Schnoodle2017 in reply toWinJ3

Does that mean the heart is linked to the kidneys in some way?

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OldTownhammock in reply toSchnoodle2017

Yes, most definitely.

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