
Management of hyperkalaemia in acute kidney injury in a heart failure patient with patiromer
Author(s) -
Slawik Jonathan,
Dederer Juliane,
Kindermann Ingrid,
Böhm Michael
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
esc heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.787
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 2055-5822
DOI - 10.1002/ehf2.12711
Subject(s) - hyperkalemia , medicine , heart failure , kidney disease , comorbidity , acute kidney injury , intensive care medicine , cardiology
Aims One prevalent comorbidity of chronic heart failure (CHF) is chronic kidney disease(CKD). Hyperkalemia is associated with both CHF and CKD, which often leads to withdrawal of heart failure medications in clinical praxis. Methods and results A patient is presented who suffered from acute kidney injury with pre‐existing CKD as heart failure comorbidity and a history of hyperkalemia. Conclusions This case shows that potassium levels remained stable in acute kidney injury under ongoing heart failure medications, including an MRA, with the use of the potassium binder patiromer.