Successful Conversion from Conventional Potassium Binder to Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate in a Patient with Refractory Constipation
Potassium binders are essential tools to treat hyperkalemia, particularly in patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease. One of the drug-related complications is constipation, which further worsens heart failure by increasing afterload and decreases patients’ quality of life. We encounte...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Medicina |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/5/635 |