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Tabibzadeh N, Wang D, Karaboyas A, Schaeffner E, Jacobson SH, Vega A, Nitta K, Bieber B, Pecoits-Filho R, Torres PAU. Diuretic prescriptions in the first year of haemodialysis: international practice patterns and associations with outcomes. Clin Kidney J 2024; 17:sfae141. [PMID: 38989279 PMCID: PMC11233991 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfae141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Background The use of diuretics in patients on haemodialysis (HD) is thought to maintain diuresis. However, this assumption and the optimal dose are based on little scientific evidence, and associations with clinical outcomes are unclear. Methods We reported international variations in diuretic use and loop diuretic dose across 27 759 HD patients with dialysis vintage <1 year in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study phases 2-5 (2002-2015), a prospective cohort study. Doses of torsemide (4:1) and bumetanide (80:1) were converted to oral furosemide-equivalent doses. Adjusted Cox, logistic and linear regressions were used to investigate the association of diuretic use and dose with outcomes. Results Diuretic utilization varied widely by country at vintage <3 months, ranging from >80% in Germany and Sweden to <35% in the USA, at a median dose ranging from 400-500 mg/day in Germany and Sweden to <100 mg/day in Japan and the USA. Neither diuretic use nor higher doses were associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality, a higher risk of hospitalization for fracture or elevated parathyroid hormone levels, but the prescription of higher doses (>200 mg/day) was associated with a higher risk of all-cause hospitalization. Conclusions Substantial international differences exist in diuretic prescriptions, with use and doses much higher in some European countries than the USA. The prescription and higher doses of loop diuretics was not associated with improved outcomes.
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- Nahid Tabibzadeh
- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Institute of Public Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Dialysis, AURA Nord Saint Ouen, Saint-Ouen, France
- Department of Renal Physiology, Necker Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Guo L, Ji Y, Sun T, Liu Y, Jiang C, Wang G, Xing H, Yang B, Xu A, Xian X, Yang H. Management of Chronic Heart Failure in Dialysis Patients: A Challenging but Rewarding Path. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2024; 25:232. [PMID: 39076321 PMCID: PMC11270084 DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2506232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
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Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common complication and cause of death in dialysis patients. Although several clinical guidelines and expert consensus on heart failure (HF) in the general population have been issued in China and abroad, due to abnormal renal function or even no residual renal function (RRF) in dialysis patients, the high number of chronic complications, as well as the specificity, variability, and limitations of hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatments, there are significant differences between dialysis patients and the general population in terms of the treatment and management of HF. The current studies are not relevant to all dialysis-combined HF populations, and there is an urgent need for high-quality studies on managing HF in dialysis patients to guide and standardize treatment. After reviewing the existing guidelines and literature, we focused on the staging and diagnosis of HF, management of risk factors, pharmacotherapy, and dialysis treatment in patients on dialysis. Based on evidence-based medicine and clinical trial data, this report reflects new perspectives and future trends in the diagnosis and treatment of HF in dialysis patients, which will further enhance the clinicians' understanding of HF in dialysis patients.
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- Luxuan Guo
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193 Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 300193 Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617 Tianjin, China
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- Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of Nephrology & Beijing Key Laboratory, 100700 Beijing, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193 Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 300193 Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617 Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193 Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 300193 Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617 Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193 Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 300193 Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617 Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193 Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 300193 Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617 Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193 Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 300193 Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617 Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193 Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 300193 Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617 Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193 Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 300193 Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617 Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193 Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 300193 Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617 Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300193 Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 300193 Tianjin, China
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617 Tianjin, China
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Georgianos PI, Agarwal R. Resistant Hypertension in Dialysis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management. J Am Soc Nephrol 2024; 35:505-514. [PMID: 38227447 PMCID: PMC11000742 DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024] Open
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Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension is defined as an elevated BP despite the use of ≥3 antihypertensive medications from different classes or the use of ≥4 antihypertensives regardless of BP levels. Among patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, using this definition, the prevalence of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension is estimated to be between 18% and 42%. Owing to the lack of a rigorous assessment of some common causes of pseudoresistance, the burden of true resistant hypertension in the dialysis population remains unknown. What distinguishes apparent treatment-resistance from true resistance is white-coat hypertension and adherence to medications. Accordingly, the diagnostic workup of a dialysis patient with apparent treatment-resistant hypertension on dialysis includes the accurate determination of BP control status with the use of home or ambulatory BP monitoring and exclusion of nonadherence to the prescribed antihypertensive regimen. In a patient on dialysis with inadequately controlled BP, despite adherence to therapy with maximally tolerated doses of a β -blocker, a long-acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, and a renin-angiotensin system inhibitor, volume-mediated hypertension is the most important treatable cause of resistance. In daily clinical practice, such patients are often managed with intensification of antihypertensive therapy. However, this therapeutic strategy is likely to fail if volume overload is not adequately recognized or treated. Instead of increasing the number of prescribed BP-lowering medications, we recommend diet and dialysate restricted in sodium to facilitate achievement of dry weight. The achievement of dry weight is facilitated by an adequate time on dialysis of at least 4 hours for delivering an adequate dialysis dose. In this article, we review the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of resistant hypertension among patients on dialysis.
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- Panagiotis I. Georgianos
- 2nd Department of Nephrology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
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McCoy IE, Weinhandl E, Hussein W, Hsu CY. Initial Management and Potential Opportunities to Deprescribe Dialysis among Patients with AKI-D Patients after Hospital Discharge. J Am Soc Nephrol 2023; 34:1949-1951. [PMID: 37768189 PMCID: PMC10703077 DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Dialysis-requiring AKI (AKI-D) now accounts for more than 15% of outpatient hemodialysis initiations; over 30% of these patients with AKI-D may have potential to recover. However, little is known about strategies currently used to treat outpatient AKI-D and screen for recovery. In this study of 1754 patients with AKI-D, we found that ( 1 ) the initial dialysis orders were similar to those of patients with contemporary incident ESKD, despite different treatment goals; ( 2 ) timed urine collections were completed in only a minority of patients; and ( 3 ) most patients with AKI-D who recovered discontinued dialysis without ever having been weaned from their initial dialysis prescription, suggesting there may be substantial opportunity to wean dialysis sooner.
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- Ian E. McCoy
- Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Satellite Healthcare, Inc., San Jose, California
- Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Satellite Healthcare, Inc., San Jose, California
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Flythe JE, Dember LM. Response to "Use of Oral Furosemide in Hemodialysis". Kidney Int Rep 2023; 8:206-207. [PMID: 36644357 PMCID: PMC9832057 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Jennifer E Flythe
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina Kidney Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Department of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sirich TL, Hostetter TH, Flythe JE. Effect of Furosemide on Proximal Tubular Secretion of Organic Solutes in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2022; 17:1800-1801. [PMID: 36195434 PMCID: PMC9718024 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.08310722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Tammy L. Sirich
- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- University of North Carolina Kidney Center, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- University of North Carolina Kidney Center, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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