Sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors and non‐steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists: Ushering in a new era of nephroprotection beyond renin‐angiotensin system blockade

The therapeutic options for preventing or slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been thus far limited. While angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are, without a doubt, safe and effective drugs, a significant proportion of patients with CKD still progress to end‐stage kidney disease. After decades of negative trials, nephrologists have finally found cause for optimism with...