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Submitted on August 13, 2004
Revised on November 26, 2004
Accepted on January 11, 2005

Risk of Worsening Renal Function With Nesiritide in Patients With Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure

Jonathan D. Sackner-Bernstein MD*, Hal A. Skopicki MD, PhD, and Keith D. Aaronson MD, MS

From the Clinical Scholars Program, Division of Cardiology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY (J.D.S.-B., H.A.S.), and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (K.D.A.).

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jonathansb{at}yahoo.com.

Background--Renal function is an important prognostic factor for patients with acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF). We investigated the renal effects of nesiritide as treatment for ADHF.

Methods and Results--Randomized clinical trials comparing nesiritide with either placebo or active control for ADHF were identified by electronic and manual searches and thorough review of US Food and Drug Administration files available via the website. Worsening renal function was defined as an increase in serum creatinine >0.5 mg/dL. Relative risk across all studies was determined by meta-analysis with Mantel-Haenszel fixed-effects models (RRMH). Risk of dialysis and medical intervention for worsening renal function were compared between therapies. Frequency of worsening renal function was determined from 5 randomized studies that included 1269 patients. Use of Food and Drug Administration-approved doses of nesiritide (≤0.03 µg · kg-1 · min-1) significantly increased the risk of worsening renal function compared with non-inotrope-based control (RRMH, 1.52; 95% CI, 1.16 to 2.00; P=0.003) or any control therapy, including non-inotrope- and inotrope-based therapies (RRMH, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.19 to 1.98; P=0.001). Even low-dose nesiritide (≤0.015 µg · kg-1 · min-1) significantly increased risk (P=0.012 and P=0.006 compared with non-inotrope- and inotrope-based controls, respectively), as did nesiritide administered at any dose up to 0.06 µg · kg-1 · min-1 (P=0.002 and P=0.001, respectively). There was no difference in the need for dialysis between therapies.

Conclusions--Nesiritide significantly increases the risk of worsening renal function in patients with ADHF. Whether worsening renal function reflects hemodynamic effect or renal injury is unknown, but the prognostic importance of worsening renal function suggests the need for further investigation in appropriately powered clinical trials.


Key words: heart failure • kidney • meta-analysis • natriuretic peptides • pharmacology


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The rise and fall of Natrecor for congestive heart failure: implications for drug policy.
Health Aff., July 1, 2006; 25(4): 1095 - 1102.
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H. G. Riter, M. M. Redfield, J. C. Burnett, and H. H. Chen
Nonhypotensive Low-Dose Nesiritide Has Differential Renal Effects Compared With Standard-Dose Nesiritide in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Renal Dysfunction
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J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., May 16, 2006; 47(10): 1987 - 1996.
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Crit. Care Nurse, February 1, 2006; 26(1): 39 - 47.
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L. R. Potter, S. Abbey-Hosch, and D. M. Dickey
Natriuretic Peptides, Their Receptors, and Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Dependent Signaling Functions
Endocr. Rev., February 1, 2006; 27(1): 47 - 72.
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T. Nishikimi, N. Maeda, and H. Matsuoka
The role of natriuretic peptides in cardioprotection
Cardiovasc Res, February 1, 2006; 69(2): 318 - 328.
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J. M. Hoffman, N. D. Shah, L. C. Vermeulen, G. T. Schumock, P. Grim, R. J. Hunkler, and K. M. Hontz
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Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., January 15, 2006; 63(2): 123 - 138.
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M. Gheorghiade, F. Zannad, G. Sopko, L. Klein, I. L. Pina, M. A. Konstam, B. M. Massie, E. Roland, S. Targum, S. P. Collins, et al.
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The Year in Epidemiology, Health Services, and Outcomes Research
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., October 4, 2005; 46(7): 1362 - 1370.
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Hypertension, August 1, 2005; 46(2): 271 - 272.
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Short-term Risk of Death After Treatment With Nesiritide for Decompensated Heart Failure: A Pooled Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
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Circulation, April 12, 2005; 111(14): e182 - e183.
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J. R. Teerlink and B. M. Massie
Nesiritide and Worsening of Renal Function: The Emperor's New Clothes?
Circulation, March 29, 2005; 111(12): 1459 - 1461.
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