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Prognostic impact of severe malnutrition in dialysis patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Key takeaways

This study looked at 106 dialysis patients who had a heart valve procedure. It found a link between severe malnutrition and worse health outcomes. This shows a connection, but it does not prove that malnutrition caused the worse results.

Who did this work

Nakata Y (Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku-ku, TokyoTokyo, 162-0054, Japan.) · Otsuki H (Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku-ku, TokyoTokyo, 162-0054, Japan. [email protected].) · Shibahashi E (Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku-ku, TokyoTokyo, 162-0054, Japan.) · Ogura K (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.) · Serikawa N (Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku-ku, TokyoTokyo, 162-0054, Japan.) · Ikeda R (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.) · Kawamoto T (Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku-ku, TokyoTokyo, 162-0054, Japan.) · Yoshikawa M (Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku-ku, TokyoTokyo, 162-0054, Japan.) · Kogure T (Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku-ku, TokyoTokyo, 162-0054, Japan.) · Domoto S (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.) · Niinami H (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.) · Yamaguchi J (Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku-ku, TokyoTokyo, 162-0054, Japan.)

Source

Article · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-09-19
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-026-01350-7