2. Management of
CKD with Ischemic Heart Disease
DR. MD. ZAHIRUL ISLAM
PHASE A RESIDENT
BLUE UNIT, NIKDU
3. CKD dramatically increases the risk of developing
cardiovascular disease(3-30 times depending on
CKD stage and study).Nearly half of all deaths in
CKD patients are from cardiovascular events, and
CKD patients are more likely to die from CVD than
progress to ESRD during their lifetime.
5. CKD
Abnormalities of kidney structure or function,present
for >3 months,with implications for health.
Criteria for CKD(either of the following present for
>3months)
--Marker of kidney damage
--Decreased GFR
6. EPIDEMIOLOGY
Worldwide, CKD accounted for 2.9 million(1.1%)of disability
adjusted life years and 2.5 million(1.3%) of life years lost in 2012.A
meta-analysis of cohort studies involving >1.4 million individuals
yielded an association of not only low eGFR but also higher
albuminuria with cardiovascular disease. Thus,the risk of
developing CVD in patients with CKD surpasses the risk of reaching
end-stage kidney disease, and therefore, CKD must be considered
as one of the strongest risk factor for the development of CVD.
7. As glomerular
filtration
rate (GFR) declines
below - 60 to 75
ml/min/1.73 m2, the
probability of
developing
CAD increases
linearly
and patients with
CKD stages G3a to
G4
(15-60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
have approximately
double and triple the CVD
mortality risk,
8. As GFR declines,
nonatherosclerotic
events assume a
higher proportion
of the CVD events
9. Traditional and Non traditional
Risk Factors of Vascular Disease in CKD
Traditional
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Smoking
Hyperglycemia
Non Traditional
• Vascular calcification
• Inflammation
• Increased Proteinuria
10. Myocardial Alterations in CKD
Patients with CKD exhibit characteristic changes in the
myocardium with pathological myocardial fibrosis with
collagen deposition between capillaries and
cardiomyocytes and cardiac hypertrophy the hallmarks of
uremic cardiomyopathy.
11. LVH is present in about one-third of all patients with
CKD, increasing up to 70% to 80% in patients with
end-stage kidney disease. The presence of LVH is an
independent predictor of survival in patients with CKD,
even in those with early-stage CKD. Three main
mechanisms are considered to contribute to LVH in
CKD
12. Causes of LVH in CKD
(1) Afterload- and
abnormal arterial stiffness, increased systemic arterial resistance, and systolic hypertension
(2) Preload-related factors as well as
expansion of intravascular volume in CKD leading to volume overload, length extension of myocardial cells,
and eccentric or asymmetrical left ventricular remodeling
(3) Nonafterload, non preload-related factors.
intracellular mediators and pathways contributing to progressive LVH which is
activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, stimulation of small G-proteins or the mechanistic
target of rapamycin pathway, as well as metabolic changes such as decreased fatty acid oxidation
13. Pathogenesis of CVD in CKD
Three important mechanisms contribute to CVD progression in CKD:
Autonomic dysfunction:Autonomic function is impaired in
CKD patients,with a relative dominance of sympathetic over
parasympathetic activity.Increased sympathetic tone promotes smooth
muscle cells and fibroblast proliferation in blood vessels and activates
the RAAS pathway. Hence,autonomic dysfuction contributes to
cardiovascular pathological remodelling.
Vascular pathology:The mechanism leading to arterial
pathology and endothelial dysfuction in CKD are incompletely
understood,but increased oxidative stress,low grade inflammation,
uremic toxins, increased wall stress(associated with arterial
hypertension), and impaired calcium/phosphorous homeostasis likely
contribute.
14. Cardiac Pathology:
LVH is present in 40% of CKD patients,and the prevalence increases
with declining GFR.LVH is likely promoted by chronic
hypertension,anemia,sympathetic and RAAS overactivity,and volume
overload.Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy is not accompanied by a
similar degree of neovascularisation.Hence,the cardiomyocyte -to-
capillary ratio increases,leading to relative ischemia of the
myocardium.
Heart failure is common in CKD,with a prevalence > 50%
among ESRD patients. The etiologies of heart failure in CKD
patients include pathological left ventricular remodelling seondary
to sympathetic and RAAS overstimulation,LVH,valvular heart
disease, and ischemic heart disease.
15. CHALLENGES IN CKD
CKD patients with ACS are less likely to present with chest pain.
Also more likely to have pre-existing ST segment depressions and/or
Q waves on resting ECG which considerably decreases the specificity
of ECG for diagonosing ongoing ACS.
Furthermore,plasma biomarkers of cardiac damage,including
creatinine kinase(CK) AND Troponins, are often elevated at baseline.
It is recommended to focus on temporal trends in troponin levels
and ST segment depressions and on angina equivalent symptoms
such as worsening dyspnoea.
27. For patients with CKD in whom all troponin levels are at or above the
99th percentile, a greater than 20 percent rise or fall in serially
measured troponins is probably an acceptable threshold change for a
positive AMI diagnosis, although there are no data available to support
this approach –
UptoDate 2023
Use of serial troponin levels – Among patients with CKD who present with
signs and symptoms suspicious for AMI, a change in troponin concentration (ie,
rise or fall over three to six hours after presentation) should be used to define
AMI, rather than a single value obtained on presentation or even a rapid change
over a period of one hour.
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106. RECOMMENDATION
When RAAS inhibitors,ARNI or SGLT2 INHIBITORS are started,initial decrease
in the glomerular filtration pressure decrease GFR and increase serum
creatinine.
However,these changes are generally transient and occur despite
improvement in outcomes and slower worsening renal function in the long
term.
So,transient decrease in renal function should not prompt their
interruption.
An increase in serum creatinine of <50% above baseline,as long as it is
<3mg/dl,or a decrease of <10% from baseline,as long as eGFR
>25ml/min/1.73m2, can be considered as acceptable.
With respect to diuretic therapy,small and transient rises in serum
creatinine during treatment of acute HF are not associated with poorer
outcomes when the patient is free of cogestion.
107. Beta blockers reduce mortality even in HFrEF patients with
moderately severe (eGFR 30-44ml/min/1.73m2) renal
dysfunction,whereas limited evidence available regarding patients
with severe renal impairement (eGFR<30ml/min/1.73m2)
Sacubitrill/valsartan,compaired with enalapril,leads to a slower
decline in renal function,despite slight increase in ACR.
Patients with HF and concomitant CKD are higher risk of events but
the beneficial effects of MT are similar,if not greater,than in people
with normal renal function.
108. While CKD and worsening renal fuction both
appear common in HFpEF as compared to in
HFmEF and HFrEF, they appear to be less
associated with worse outcomes in HFpEF than in
HFmEF and HFrEF.
109. KDIGO GUIDELINE:
CKD AND CVD
1. It is recommended that all people with CKD be
considered at increased risk for cardiovascular
disease.(1A)
2. It is recommended that the level of care for
ischemic heart disease offered to people with CKD
should not be prejudiced by their CKD.(1A)
110. 3. It is suggested that adults with CKD at risk for atherosclerotic
events be offered treatment with antiplatelet agents unless
there is an increased bleeding risk that needs to be balanced
against the possible cardiovascular benefits.(2B)
4. It is suggested that the level of care for heart failure offered
to people with CKD should be same as is offered to those without
CKD.(2A)
5.In people with CKD and heart failure, any escalation in therapy
and /or clinical deterioration should prompt monitoring of eGFR
and serum potassium concentration.(Not Graded)
111. CAVEATS WHEN INTERPRETING TESTS
FOR CVD IN PEOPLE WITH CKD
BNP/N-terminal-proBNP(NT-proBNP)
1.In people with GFR <60ml/min/1.73m2(GFR categories G3a-
G5),we recommend that serum concentrations of BNP/NT-proBNP
be interpreted with caution and in relation to GFR with respect to
diagonosis of heart failure and assesement of volume status.(1B)
Troponins
2.In people with GFR<60ml/min/1.73m2(GFR categories G3a-
G5),we recommend that serum concentrations of troponin be
interpreted with caution with respect to diagonosis of acute
coronary syndrome.(1B)
112. Non-invasive testing
3.We recommend that people with CKD presenting chest
pain should be investigated for underlying cardiac disease
and other disorders according to same local practice for
people without CKD(and subsequent treatment should be
initiated similarly).(1B)
4.We suggest that clinicians are familiar with the
limitations of non-invasive cardiac tests(e.g,exercise
ECG,neuclear imaging,echocardiography etc.) in adults
with CKD and interpret the results accordingly.(2B)
113. Patients with CKD have high cardiovascular risk, with cardiovascular
death being the leading cause of death. Several
novel therapies to decrease the risk of cardiovascular
diseases in CKD are in clinical development or have been
already established, raising the hope that cardiovascular
risk in patients with CKD may be modifiable in the future.
Still, the lack of data from large cardiovascular outcome
trials in the high-risk group of patients with CKD
should be a call for action to ensure that novel therapeutic
options are assessed in dedicated trials in the CKD population, in particular in
those with advanced CKD,
thus paving the way toward a more evidence-based approach
to reduce cardiovascular risk in CKD
Conclusion
114. TAKE HOME MESSAGES
Diagonosis of NSTE-ACS is challenging.
Same diagonostic and therapeutic strategies should be
applied.
Dose adjustment should be made whenever necessary.
Low or iso-osmolar contrast media are recommened in
invasive strategies
115. The level of care for ischemic heart disease offered to
people with CKD should not be prejudiced by their CKD.
The level of care for heart failure offered to people with
CKD should be the same as is to those without CKD.
Transient decrease in renal function should not prompt
interruption of therapy in heart failure.
Beneficial effects of MT are similar to patients with normal
renal function.
116. At the initiation of dialysis, all patients—
regardless of symptoms—require assessment for
cardiovascular disease (CAD, cardiomyopathy,
valvular heart disease, CBVD, and PVD), as well as
screening for both traditional and nontraditional
cardiovascular risk factors