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ReviewInternal and emergency medicine2024

Recommendations for the management of hyperkalemia in patients receiving renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors.

Luca De Nicola, Pietro Manuel Ferraro, Andrea Montagnani, Roberto Pontremoli, Francesco Dentali, Giorgio Sesti

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Review in Internal and emergency medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Luca De NicolaNephrology Unit, Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8532-0182
Pietro Manuel FerraroU.O.S. Terapia Conservativa della Malattia Renale Cronica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy. pietromanuel.ferraro@unicatt.it.ORCID 0000-0002-1379-022X
Andrea MontagnaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Misericordia, Grosseto, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7636-2700
Roberto PontremoliDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1238-872X
Francesco DentaliDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Insubria University, Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4195-7725
Giorgio SestiDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Rome-Sapienza, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1618-7688
Ospedale Misericordia - Grosseto · ITOspedale Policlinico San Martino · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Insubria · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperkalemia is common in clinical practice and can be caused by medications used to treat cardiovascular diseases, particularly renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASis). This narrative review discusses the epidemiology, etiology, and consequences of hyperkalemia, and recommends strategies for the prevention and management of hyperkalemia, mainly focusing on guideline recommendations, while recognizing the gaps or differences between the guidelines. Available evidence emphasizes the importance of healthcare professionals (HCPs) taking a proactive approach to hyperkalemia management by prioritizing patient identification and acknowledging that hyperkalemia is often a long-term condition requiring ongoing treatment. Given the risk of hyperkalemia during RAASi treatment, it is advisable to monitor serum potassium levels prior to initiating these treatments, and then regularly throughout treatment. If RAASi therapy is indicated in patients with cardiorenal disease, HCPs should first treat chronic hyperkalemia before reducing the dose or discontinuing RAASis, as reduction or interruption of RAASi treatment can increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes or death. Moreover, management of hyperkalemia should involve the use of newer potassium binders, such as sodium zirconium cyclosilicate or patiromer, as these agents can effectively enable optimal RAASi treatment. Finally, patients should receive education regarding hyperkalemia, the risks of discontinuing their current treatments, and need to avoid excessive dietary potassium intake.

Indexed as

Heart FailureHyperkalemiaRenal Insufficiency, ChronicHumansKidneyPotassiumRenin-Angiotensin SystemPotassiumCardiovascular diseaseChronic kidney diseaseHyperkalemiaPatient-centered carePotassium bindersRenin–angiotensin–aldosterone inhibitors

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PMID37775712
PMCPMC10954964
OpenAlexW4387167827

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