Finerenone Provides CV, Renal Benefits in Diabetes Across CKD Spectrum
In FIDELITY, investigators pooled data from more than 13,000 patients from the FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD trials.
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Kidney Failure Risk Up Substantially With Hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia signals diminished kidney function and lasting risks to kidney health, according to investigators.
Patiromer Prolongs Spironolactone Use Regardless of Diabetes Status
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
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
Investigators reviewed 13 trials of spironolactone and 1 trial of eplerenone.
Hyperkalemia Linked With Kidney Function Decline, Adverse Outcomes in CKD
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
Even a single episode of hyperkalemia is associated with a major disease burden, a study finds.
Potassium Binder Use Among Hospitalized Patients With Hyperkalemia
Nearly two-thirds of inpatients with a hyperkalemia diagnosis do not receive potassium binders, according to a contemporary analysis.
Pre-Dialysis Hyperkalemia Common in the Hemodialysis Population
Nearly 74% of hemodialysis patients experienced pre-dialysis hyperkalemia within 1 year of enrollment in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study, according to investigators.
Laxatives May Aid Hyperkalemia Management in Advanced CKD
Study findings support the potential clinical utility of laxatives for hyperkalemia management in patients with nondialysis-dependent CKD.
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