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Papers published by Dr Keiji Hirai:


Prevalence of Significant Coronary Artery Stenosis and Relationship with Carotid Maximum Intima-Media Thickness in Asymptomatic Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Kidney Disease: A Single-Center, Prospective, Cross-Sectional Study

Hirai K, Shibata H, Shizukuishi K, Hatori M, Taniguchi Y, Ugata Y, Jinnouchi H, Ito K, Watanabe T, Onoguchi A, Watano T, Manabe O, Sakakura K, Ookawara S, Omoto K, Oyama-Manabe N, Fujita H, Morishita Y

Vascular Health and Risk Management 2025, 21:1079-1091

Published Date: 15 December 2025

Efficacy and Safety of Adding Empagliflozin to Liraglutide on Renal Function in Patients with Advanced-Stage Type 2 Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sunagawa K, Hirai K, Sunagawa S, Kamiya N, Komesu I, Sunagawa Y, Sunagawa H, Nakachi K, Hirai A, Ookawara S, Morishita Y

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity 2024, 17:3767-3781

Published Date: 14 October 2024

The Efficacy and Safety of Dotinurad on Uric Acid and Renal Function in Patients with Hyperuricemia and Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: A Single Center, Retrospective Analysis

Yanai K, Hirai K, Kaneko S, Mutsuyoshi Y, Kitano T, Miyazawa H, Ito K, Ueda Y, Ookawara S, Morishita Y

Drug Design, Development and Therapy 2023, 17:3233-3248

Published Date: 3 November 2023

No Significant Changes of Glycemic Control and Renal Function in Patients with Advanced-Stage Diabetic Kidney Disease by Switching from Linagliptin to Teneligliptin

Hirai K, Nonaka H, Ueda M, Morino J, Kaneko S, Minato S, Mutsuyoshi Y, Yanai K, Ishii H, Matsuyama M, Kitano T, Aomatsu A, Miyazawa H, Ito K, Ueda Y, Ookawara S, Morishita Y

Pragmatic and Observational Research 2021, 12:81-91

Published Date: 6 August 2021

Factors Associated with the Change in Carotid Maximum Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Moderate-to-Advanced Stage Chronic Kidney Disease

Hirai K, Morino J, Minato S, Kaneko S, Yanai K, Mutsuyoshi Y, Ishii H, Matsuyama M, Kitano T, Aomatsu A, Miyazawa H, Ito K, Ueda Y, Ookawara S, Morishita Y

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity 2020, 13:3637-3643

Published Date: 12 October 2020

The Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Patients with Advanced-Stage Diabetic Kidney Disease Taking Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers

Hirai K, Morino J, Minato S, Kaneko S, Yanai K, Mutsuyoshi Y, Ishii H, Matsuyama M, Kitano T, Shindo M, Aomatsu A, Miyazawa H, Ito K, Ueda Y, Ookawara S, Morishita Y

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity 2020, 13:215-225

Published Date: 30 January 2020

Factors Associated with Uremic Pruritus in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis

Minato S, Hirai K, Morino J, Kaneko S, Yanai K, Mutsuyoshi Y, Ishii H, Matsuyama M, Kitano T, Shindo M, Aomatsu A, Miyazawa H, Ito K, Ueda Y, Hoshino T, Ookawara S, Morishita Y

International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease 2020, 13:1-9

Published Date: 14 January 2020

Risk factors and utility of maximum carotid intima–media thickness as a surrogate marker for coronary artery stenosis

Hirai K, Imamura S, Hirai A, Misumi K, Ookawara S, Morishita Y

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management 2018, 14:1407-1416

Published Date: 13 August 2018