Pragmatic diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms to optimize new potassium binder use in cardiorenal disease

P Rossignol, J Silva-Cardoso, M N Kosiborod, V Brandenburg, J G Cleland, H Hadimeri, R Hullin, S Makela, D Mörtl, E Paoletti, C Pollock, L Vogt, M Jadoul, J Butler

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pivotal randomized trials demonstrating efficacy, safety and good tolerance, of two new potassium binders (patiromer and sodium zirconium cyclosilicate) led to their recent approval. A major hurdle to the implementation of these potassium-binders is understanding how to integrate them safely and effectively into the long-term management of cardiovascular and kidney disease patients using renin angiotensin aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi), the latter being prone to induce hyperkalaemia.

METHODS: A multidisciplinary academic panel including nephrologists and cardiologists was convened to develop consensus therapeutic algorithm(s) aimed at optimizing the use of the two novel potassium binders (patiromer and sodium zirconium cyclosilicate) in stable adults who require treatment with RAASi and experience(d) hyperkalaemia in a non-emergent setting.

RESULTS: Two dedicated pragmatic algorithms are proposed. The lowest intervention threshold (i.e. 5.1 mmol/L or greater) was the one used in the patiromer and sodium zirconium cyclosilicate) pivotal trials, both drugs being indicated to treat hyperkalaemia in a non -emergent setting. Acknowledging the heterogeneity across specialty guidelines in hyperkalaemia definition and thresholds to intervene when facing hyperkalaemia, we have been mindful to use soft language i.e. "it is to consider", not necessarily "to do".

CONCLUSIONS: Providing the clinical community with pragmatic algorithms may help optimize the management of high-risk patients by avoiding the risks of both hyper and hypokalaemia and of suboptimal RAASi therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106277
Pages (from-to)106277
JournalPharmacological Research
Volume182
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2022

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Algorithms
  • Heart Diseases
  • Heart Failure
  • Humans
  • Hyperkalemia/diagnosis
  • Hypertension, Renal
  • Nephritis
  • Potassium
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/drug therapy
  • Renin-Angiotensin System
  • Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
  • Hyperkalaemia
  • Algorithm
  • Patiromer
  • Potassium binder

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology

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