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Am J Med ; 125(10): 991-999.e1, 2012 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22998881

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Most dialysis patients receiving erythropoesis-stimulating agents (ESA) also receive parenteral iron supplementation. There are few data on the risk of hemosiderosis in this setting. METHODS: We prospectively measured liver iron concentration by means of T1 and T2* contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without gadolinium, in a cohort of 119 fit hemodialysis patients receiving both parenteral iron and ESA, in keeping with current guidelines. RESULTS: Mild to severe hepatic iron overload was observed in 100 patients (84%; confidence interval, [CI] 76%-90%), of whom 36% (CI, 27%-46%) had severe hepatic iron overload (liver iron concentration >201 µmol/g of dry weight). In the cross-sectional study, infused iron, hepcidin, and C-reactive protein values correlated with hepatic iron stores in both univariate analysis (P<.05, Spearman test) and binary logistic regression (P <.05). In 11 patients who were monitored closely during parenteral iron therapy, the iron dose infused per month correlated strongly with both the overall increase and the monthly increase in liver iron concentration (respectively, rho=0.66, P=.0306 and rho=0.85, P=0.0015, Spearman test). In the 33 patients with iron overload, iron stores fell significantly after iron withdrawal or after a major reduction in the iron dose (first MRI: 220 µmol/g (range: 60-340); last MRI: 50 µmol/g (range: 5-210); P <.0001, Wilcoxon's paired test). CONCLUSIONS: Most hemodialysis patients receiving ESA and intravenous iron supplementation have hepatic iron overload on MRI. These findings call for a revision of guidelines on iron therapy in this setting, especially regarding the amount of iron infused and noninvasive methods for monitoring iron stores.


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Anemia/drug therapy , Ferric Compounds/adverse effects , Glucaric Acid/adverse effects , Hematinics/adverse effects , Hemosiderosis/chemically induced , Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy , Renal Dialysis , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Anemia/etiology , Biomarkers/metabolism , Cross-Sectional Studies , Drug Therapy, Combination , Female , Ferric Compounds/therapeutic use , Ferric Oxide, Saccharated , Glucaric Acid/therapeutic use , Hematinics/therapeutic use , Hemosiderosis/diagnosis , Hemosiderosis/metabolism , Humans , Infusions, Intravenous , Iron/metabolism , Kidney Failure, Chronic/complications , Liver/metabolism , Logistic Models , Longitudinal Studies , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Renal Dialysis/adverse effects
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