Kidney Week

Educational Symposium

Management of RAAS Inhibitor Therapy After Hyperkalemia in Patients with CKD and Heart Failure

November 08, 2025 | 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM

Location: Lanier Grand Ballroom D, Hilton Americas-Houston

Session Description

Patients with CKD and heart failure are at risk for life-threatening hyperkalemia. This symposium reviews RAAS inhibitor therapy after hyperkalemia in patients with CKD and heart failure. Management options are extensively discussed, including dietary and medical therapies. Special attention is paid to the role of potassium binders in this patient population.

Support is provided by an educational grant from AstraZeneca.

Learning Objective(s)

• Explain the incidence and scope of hyperkalemia in the setting of CKD and heart failure
• Describe the management of hyperkalemia in the setting of CKD and heart failure

Learning Pathway(s)

• CKD Non-Dialysis
• Fluid‚ Electrolyte‚ and Acid-Base Disorders

Moderator

• Rita L. McGill, MD, MS, FASN

Presentations

• Introduction
  12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
  
  • Rita L. McGill, MD, MS, FASN

Introduction

November 08, 2025 | 12:45 PM - 12:55 PM

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• Clinical Impact of Suboptimal RAAS Inhibitor Therapy After Hyperkalemia
  12:55 PM - 01:15 PM
  
  • Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD, FASN

Clinical Impact of Suboptimal RAAS Inhibitor Therapy After Hyperkalemia

November 08, 2025 | 12:55 PM - 01:15 PM

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• Management of Hyperkalemia and RAAS Inhibitors
  01:15 PM - 01:35 PM
  
  • Matthew R. Weir, MD

Management of Hyperkalemia and RAAS Inhibitors

November 08, 2025 | 01:15 PM - 01:35 PM

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• Q&A
  01:35 PM - 01:45 PM
  

Q&A

November 08, 2025 | 01:35 PM - 01:45 PM

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