Far-infrared therapy for secondary vascular access patency of hemodialysis patients

Abstract Introduction Far-infrared radiation therapy (FIRT), which utilizes an invisible electromagnetic wave, has demonstrated its ability to improve vascular access flow for hemodialysis (HD) patients. Although previous overseas studies revealed the beneficial effects of FIRT on HD patients by imp...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Io, Junichiro Nakata, Rumi Aoyama, Hiroyuki Inoshita, Takanori Nakano, Masanori Ishizaka, Mitsumine Fukui, Yasuhiko Tomino, Yusuke Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-019-0224-9