Characteristics of dialysis-related amyloidosis in patients on haemodialysis therapy for more than 30 years.

Background: Dialysis-related amyloidosis is one of the chronic the complications of haemodialysis. We conducted an investigation of dialysis-associated amyloidosis in extremely long-term survivors.

Methods: Twenty-one patients on haemodialysis for more than 30 years ('30+' group) and 13 patients on haemodialysis for 20-30 years ('20-30' group) at Sangenjaya Hospital were enrolled in this study.