The Role of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis.
Kouichi MurakamiEmi InayamaYukiko ItohShoji TuchiyaMasashi IwasakiNobuko TamuraToshihiko SuzukiNoriko IwaiJunji UtinoMotoyuki MasaiDaiji NagayamaKohji ShiraiPublished in: Vascular health and risk management (2021)
Through the 6 consecutive years of follow-up in 209 HD patients, increased CAVI might represent a major modifiable risk factor for all-cause mortality. Further research is needed to examine whether CAVI-lowering interventions contribute to improved prognosis.