Icodextrin eliminates phosphate and ameliorates cardiac hypertrophy and valvular calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease and diabetes mellitus undergoing peritoneal dialysis

Adv Perit Dial. 2013:29:9-13.

Abstract

Among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, cardiovascular disease is a common comorbidity and one of most important factors affecting clinical prognosis. Calcium deposition has been reported to correlate with plasma phosphate. Icodextrin (Ico)-based peritoneal dialysis (PD) has many advantages over glucose (Glu)-based PD. We aimed to identify factors that suppress arteriosclerosis and valvular disease in patients with ESRD and diabetes mellitus (DM) undergoing Ico-based PD. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the effects of Ico-based PD (n = 20) on phosphate elimination and cardiovascular disease progression in patients with ESRD andDM, and we compared the results with those for Glu-based PD (n = 20). Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and aortic valve calcification (AVC) score were significantly decreased and daily phosphate elimination was significantly increased in the Ico group compared with the Glu group. Furthermore, mean daily phosphate elimination was significantly and negatively correlated with the amelioration in LVMI and AVC score. Our study suggests that, compared with glucose, icodextrin has the ability to eliminate more phosphate from the body, indicating that phosphate elimination might potentially be a means of controlling cardiovascular disease in PD patients with DM.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Calcinosis / prevention & control
  • Cardiomegaly / prevention & control*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / prevention & control*
  • Diabetic Nephropathies
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Glucans / therapeutic use*
  • Glucose / therapeutic use*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Heart Valves / pathology
  • Hemodialysis Solutions / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Hyperphosphatemia / prevention & control
  • Icodextrin
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phosphates / metabolism
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Glucans
  • Hemodialysis Solutions
  • Phosphates
  • Icodextrin
  • Glucose