The aim of this review was to highlight the most important complications of arteriovenous
fistulas (AVFs) for hemodialysis (HD). The quality of vascular access for HD should be …

Despite all the progress achieved since Scribner first introduced the arteriovenous (AV)
shunt in 1960 and Cimino and Brescia introduced the native AV fistula in 1962, we have …

OBJECTIVE. In the United States, more than 250,000 patients with end-stage renal disease
are dialyzed through arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs). The three most common AVFs are the …

When the evidence of literature is weak, conflicting, or contradictory, consensus for the
parameter is reached by a minimum of 12 Standards of Practice Committee members using …

Results Cumulative AVF survival (access cannulation to permanent failure) in patients with
two or more versus one versus zero interventions before maturation was 68% versus 78 …

Background Maturation failure is the major obstacle to establishing functional arteriovenous
fistulae (AVF) for haemodialysis treatment. Various endovascular and surgical techniques …

Background and objectives: The recent advent of a device to create a proximal radial artery
arteriovenous fistula using an endovascular approach to create the anastomosis represents …

OBJECTIVE: To determine predictors of technical success, dysfunction recurrence and
patency after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of de novo dysfunctional …

Objective Prosthetic grafts continue to be required for hemodialysis access when the options
for native fistulas have been exhausted. The inferior long-term patency of grafts makes the …

INTRODUCTION: Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) nonmaturation increases reliance of
hemodialysis patients on grafts and catheters, exposing them to associated high …