Katsuya Yamauchi

Community Pharmacist Support for Complex Palliative Pharmacotherapy and Home Infusion in Advanced Heart Failure: A Case Report

Advanced heart failure (HF) may require complex palliative pharmacotherapy, including continuous home infusion of inotropes, diuretics, and opioids, together with careful management of infusion devices, injectable-drug quality, compatibility, and symptom monitoring. However, prac...

Association between α-klotho and frailty progression at dialysis initiation: a prospective cohort study

Frailty progression is a common issue among patients with end-stage renal disease receiving dialysis, profoundly affecting their prognosis and quality of life. α-klotho is an anti-aging protein that might contribute to frailty progression. We aimed to determine whether α-klotho l...