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Management of hyponatremia associated with acute porphyria-proposal for the use of tolvaptan.

ABSTRACT: Hyponatremia is a common feature during the neurovisceral acute attacks which characterize hepatic porphyrias, as well as a sign of its severity. Therapeutic options for first-line acute attacks are intravenous administration of glucose and/or exogenous heme. The former treatment can aggravate hyponatremia by dilution and cause seizures; thus, the correction of hyponatremia must be carried out with extreme caution. This review summarizes recommendations for the management of hyponatremia during acute episodes of porphyria. Hyponatremia should be corrected slowly and seizures treated with medications in order to not exacerbate motor and sensory axonal neuropathy. The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is considered a frequent cause of hyponatremia in acute porphyrias and must be identified as a symptom of an acute porphyria attack. Tolvaptan produces aquaresis and is considered a safe drug in porphyria. However, its use has only been reported in isolated cases during a porphyria attack. The convenience and usefulness of this drug in acute porphyria are discussed.

SUBMITTER: Solares I

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7575966 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Management of hyponatremia associated with acute porphyria-proposal for the use of tolvaptan.

Solares Isabel I Tejedor Marta M Jericó Daniel D Morales-Conejo Monserrat M Enríquez de Salamanca Rafael R Fontanellas Antonio A Tejedor-Jorge Alberto A

Annals of translational medicine 20200901 17

Hyponatremia is a common feature during the neurovisceral acute attacks which characterize hepatic porphyrias, as well as a sign of its severity. Therapeutic options for first-line acute attacks are intravenous administration of glucose and/or exogenous heme. The former treatment can aggravate hyponatremia by dilution and cause seizures; thus, the correction of hyponatremia must be carried out with extreme caution. This review summarizes recommendations for the management of hyponatremia during ...[more]

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Project description:IntroductionHyponatremia is a common condition of varying etiology among hospitalized patients and is associated with adverse outcomes. Treatment to normalize serum sodium is advisable. Tolvaptan received European Union marketing authorization for hyponatremia secondary to the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). Post-marketing pharmacovigilance activities were required to characterize the safety profile of tolvaptan more fully in this population, which is often elderly with a high burden of comorbid illness.MethodsThis was a prospective, observational, multinational, post-authorization pharmacovigilance study (NCT01228682) in seven European countries. Hospitalized patients were enrolled who received tolvaptan for hyponatremia associated with SIADH and consented to data collection. Tolvaptan was initiated and assessments performed at physician discretion per local standards of care. To reflect actual clinical practice, no assessments or procedures were required outside the standard of care. Patients who continued to receive long-term tolvaptan following hospital discharge and provided consent received follow-up from their community physicians.ResultsA total of 252 patients (mean age 70.6 years) enrolled. Mean tolvaptan treatment duration was 139.4 days, median 18.5 (range 1-1130) days; most frequent dose was 15 mg/day (used in 75% of patients). Serum sodium increased from baseline (mean 123.2 mmol/l) during treatment week 1 and remained stable during follow-up, with little difference across doses of 7.5, 15, and 30 mg/day. Hyponatremia symptoms (e.g., confusion, unsteady gait, lethargy) were present in 122/252 (48.4%) patients at pre-treatment baseline, decreasing to 46/252 (18.3%) during treatment. Sixty-two patients (24.6%; mean baseline serum sodium 120 mmol/l) experienced rapid correction of hyponatremia within 72 h. No osmotic demyelination syndrome occurred.ConclusionIn clinical practice, tolvaptan improved serum sodium and decreased hyponatremia symptoms in hyponatremia secondary to SIADH. Serum sodium should be monitored during treatment to minimize risk of rapid correction.Trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT01228682.

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