Range of serum transthyretin levels in hemodialysis patients at a high risk of 1-year mortality: A retrospective cohort study.

Etsuko Kumagai Keiko Hosohata Kazuhiro Furumachi Shinji Takai

Published in: Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (2021)

TTR levels were independent and sensitive predictors of mortality in hemodialysis patients. TTR <20 mg/dl is a risk factor for 1-year mortality in Japanese hemodialysis patients.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes