Association between reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and peritoneal dialysis related peritonitis: a single center retrospective cohort study in Japan

Abstract We present a single-center retrospective analysis of 228 Japanese patients with peritoneal dialysis, in which we examined whether reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is a risk factor for peritonitis development. Time-dependent multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards mo...

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Main Authors: Makoto Yamaguchi, Takaaki Obayashi, Naoto Kobayashi, Naoki Izumi, Masaaki Nagai, Hironobu Nobata, Akimasa Asai, Keisuke Kamiya, Hirokazu Sugiyama, Hiroshi Kinashi, Shogo Banno, Masahiko Ando, Takahiro Imaizumi, Yoko Kubo, Takayuki Katsuno, Takuji Ishimoto, Yasuhiko Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49744-4