Real-world management of chronic and postprandial hyperkalemia in CKD patients treated with patiromer : a single-center retrospective study

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INTRODUCTION: Hyperkalemia, one of the most important electrolyte abnormalities of chronic kidney disease (CKD), often limits the use of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and can increase in the postprandial period. In this study we report a real-world experience with the new non-adsorbed potassium binder patiromer in stage 3b-4 CKD patients. Moreover, we performed a cross-sectional analysis to evaluate, for the first time, the efficacy of patiromer in the control of postprandial potassium concentrations.

METHODS: We retrospectively collected data of 40 patients at the time of patiromer initiation (T0), and after 2 (T2), 6 (T6) and 12 (T12) months of treatment. For cross sectional analysis, a blood sample was collected 2 h after the main meal for the evaluation of postprandial potassium concentrations.

RESULTS: Eighty-two point five percent of patients (33/40) reached normal potassium concentrations at T2. Serum potassium significantly decreased at T2 compared to T0 (5.13 ± 0.48 vs 5.77 ± 0.41 mmol/L, respectively; p < 0.001) and the reduction remained significant during the follow-up (5.06 ± 0.36 at T6 and 5.77 ± 0.41 at T12; p < 0.001 vs T0). Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors were continued by 93% of patients (27/29). Adverse events were reported in 27.5% of patients and were all mild-to-moderate. Postprandial potassium concentrations did not significantly change compared to fasting state potassium measured at T12 (4.53 ± 0.33 vs 5.06 ± 0.36 mmol/L; p = 0.15).

CONCLUSIONS: In a real-world setting of advanced CKD patients, patiromer is a useful treatment for hyperkalemia, since it significantly reduces serum potassium levels over the long term and is able to maintain potassium concentrations in the normal range even in the post-prandial period.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of nephrology - (2024) vom: 06. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Riccio, Eleonora [VerfasserIn]
D'Ercole, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Sannino, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Hamzeh, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
De Marco, Oriana [VerfasserIn]
Capuano, Ivana [VerfasserIn]
Buonanno, Pasquale [VerfasserIn]
Rizzo, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Pisani, Antonio [VerfasserIn]

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ACEi
Chronic kidney disease
Hyperkalemia
Journal Article
Patiromer
Post-prandial

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Date Revised 06.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1007/s40620-024-01897-9

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NLM368088138