Publications by authors named "Shoji Tuchiya"
Vasc Health Risk Manag
December 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore the relationship between cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients, as well as the impact of age and nutrition on patient survival.
- Researchers monitored 242 hemodialysis patients over 6 years, analyzing data from 209 patients while measuring CAVI and heart to ankle pulse wave velocity (haPWV).
- Findings indicated that higher CAVI and haPWV, along with older age and poorer nutritional markers, were linked to increased mortality; CAVI showed superior predictive power for mortality compared to haPWV, suggesting it may be a key modifiable risk factor.
