Hyperkalemia

Chronic, Transient Hyperkalemia Linked With Adverse Events in CKD

Publish Date October 14, 2021

In patients with nondialysis CKD, the serum potassium pattern in the previous 12 months is prognostic for major adverse events.

Canagliflozin May Reduce Hyperkalemia Risk in Diabetes + CKD

Publish Date October 4, 2021

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors provide cardiorenal protection and may lower the risk for hyperkalemia.

Finerenone Provides CV, Renal Benefits in Diabetes Across CKD Spectrum

Publish Date September 2, 2021

In FIDELITY, investigators pooled data from more than 13,000 patients from the FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD trials.

Kidney Failure Risk Up Substantially With Hyperkalemia

Publish Date August 31, 2021

Hyperkalemia signals diminished kidney function and lasting risks to kidney health, according to investigators.

Patiromer Prolongs Spironolactone Use Regardless of Diabetes Status

Publish Date July 15, 2021

Patient with and without diabetes who received patiromer were more likely to remain on spironolactone at 12 weeks compared with those who received placebo, a subgroup analysis of the AMBER trial showed.

Hyperkalemia: What Your Patients Need to Know

Publish Date July 2, 2021

How much do your patients know about the dangers of high potassium levels in the body? They may know that potassium is good for you, or that you need specific levels of it in the blood, but they may not know the effects of high potassium, or hyperkalemia. As their healthcare professional, how can you educate them on the dangers of hyperkalemia?

Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists May Lower Death Risk in Dialysis

Publish Date June 15, 2021

Investigators reviewed 13 trials of spironolactone and 1 trial of eplerenone.

Hyperkalemia Linked With Kidney Function Decline, Adverse Outcomes in CKD

Publish Date May 21, 2021

Appropriate treatment for hyperkalemia might be a key factor to improving renal outcome in patients with CKD, according to investigators.

De Novo Hyperkalemia Increases Risks for Death, Hospitalizations

Publish Date April 15, 2021

Even a single episode of hyperkalemia is associated with a major disease burden, a study finds.

Potassium Binder Use Among Hospitalized Patients With Hyperkalemia

Publish Date April 9, 2021

Nearly two-thirds of inpatients with a hyperkalemia diagnosis do not receive potassium binders, according to a contemporary analysis.