Publications by authors named "H Terawaki"
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- This study investigated the link between serum uric acid (UA) levels and new-onset hypertension (HTN) in university students aged 18 to 20 in Gifu, Japan, over 12 years.
- Out of nearly 2,900 normotensive students, 75 (2.6%) developed HTN after four years, showing higher UA levels at both initial and follow-up visits compared to those who remained HTN-free.
- The findings indicate that elevated UA levels are a significant independent risk factor for developing HTN in young adults, with increases correlating to a higher likelihood of new-onset hypertension.
Objective: Dietary sodium restriction is important in the prognosis of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The association between saltiness perception and sodium intake among CKD patients is unclear, and the factors that influence saltiness are also not fully understood. We evaluated saltiness perception in CKD patients employing a cost-effective saltiness perception test using sodium solutions and evaluated the association between saltiness perception, sodium intake, and the influencing factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Agonal bacteremia, diagnosed with postmortem positive blood culture results, is considered a possible contributing factor to death. We hypothesized that some premortem organ damage, such as kidney damage, can enhance agonal bacteremia.
Methods: We performed a postmortem blood and alveolar fluid culture study in 30 cadavers and evaluated the relationship between blood culture results and clinical parameters, including organ damage (brain, heart, lung, kidney, liver and gastrointestinal tract).
Background: In this study, we aimed to clarify the beneficial effects of urate-lowering treatment with the novel agent dotinurad on renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hyperuricemia (HUA).
Methods: Thirty-five patients with CKD (mean age 65.4 ± 14.
Background: Upward-directed exit-site has been believed to be the worst for frequent ESI by an old retrospective study using straight catheters. No comparison study of 3 exit-site directions using swan-neck catheter has been performed regarding which direction is the best for our endpoints, Easy-to-see the backside area of exit-site: ESBE, Easy-to-disinfect the backside area of exit-site: EDBE, reduction of both exit-site infection (ESI), symptomatic catheter dislocation and peritonitis.
Methods: We assessed the relationship of exit-site direction with our endpoints in a quantitative cross-sectional, multicentered questionnaire survey.