Tag: fistula

Blood on the dialysis floor: An unforgettable night from 25 years...

It’s possible to expand the action radius of a passion for kitesurfing, despite being on long-term dialysis. Pascal Kopperschmidt (Hamburg, Germany) gave attendees at...

Education of patients and parents imperative for the future of paediatric...

“You have to have a balanced approach.” This was the core message from Vincent Rowe (University of California Los Angeles Health, Los Angeles, USA)...

Simpler AVF maturation criteria lead to similar outcomes, say researchers

Maturation of an arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) fails to occur for 20–60% of patients who have one created for haemodialysis access, and there is a...

Volume flow measurement: Time for meaningful haemodynamic endpoints and variables?

Panos Kitrou is a consultant interventional radiologist at Patras University Hospital (Patras, Greece). He writes to set out "the need for a benchmark volume...

“Essential” vascular access planning eased by new CKD progression tool

Existing guidelines’ recommendations for vascular access planning are mainly based on glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) changes. With “optimal timing for vascular access referral and...
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ESVS vessel diameter guidelines do not improve outcomes in new RCT

The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) guidelines on vascular access recommend minimal diameters of 2mm in the forearm and 3mm in the upper...

Brachiocephalic AVFs not superior to radiocephalic for tunnelled catheter patients

The results of a new study in the Annals of Vascular Surgery suggest that patients who also have a tunnelled dialysis catheter (TDC) do...

EndoAVF maturation rates “similar” to surgical but bolstered by reinterventions

Published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS), new research by Theodore H Yuo (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA) and others has...

Regenerative material found “safe and feasible” as haemodialysis access conduit

Autogenous fistulas offer advantages to haemodialysis patients, long-term survival and low rates of complication among them. But failed or slow maturation as well as...

Live from ASDIN: HeRO or zero? An upper extremity alternative for...

The American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN)’s 2023 meeting (17–19 February, Orlando, USA) has seen its second day start with style, as...
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PAVF less likely to result in steal syndrome and wound infection...

Percutaneous endovascular arteriovenous fistula (pAVF) procedures carry a lower risk of steal syndrome and wound infection than surgical arteriovenous fistula creation (sAVF), a new...

Continued clinical success reported with cutting-edge vessel prep device

Transit Scientific had shared via press release successful outcomes on multiple fistula and graft cases using its XO Score sheath platform, a first-of-its-kind metal-alloy...

Charmaine Lok

Equally at home on the ward seeing patients, at study sites conducting research, and travelling the world for voluntary medical missions, Charmaine Lok has...

Far infrared treatment of arteriovenous fistulas presents no acute haemodynamic changes

Far infrared radiation (FIR) has demonstrated no haemodynamic changes in the arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) of haemodialysis patients, despite prior contradicting research. This is the...
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Results from first-in-human study of Amplifi vein dilation system presented at...

Preliminary clinical results from a first-in-human study assessing the Amplifi vein dilation system (Artio Medical) were presented at this year’s Vascular InterVentional Advances conference (VIVA;...

The WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System takes an innovative approach in creating endovascular...

NOTE: This advertorial is ONLY available to watch in selected countries and geographies This advertorial, sponsored by BD, is intended for readers in the...
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Oversized balloon angioplasty technique safe and effective for AV fistula maturation

A retrospective analysis published in the Journal of Vascular Access (JVA) has shown that the oversized balloon angioplasty technique to assist arteriovenous (AV) fistula...
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Balloon angioplasty in critical time window central to endovascular success for...

Tackling the main culprit, stenosis in the arteriovenous anastomosis and outflow veins, with balloon angioplasty before it is “too late” can boost maturation rates...

IN.PACT™ AV Access trial shows improvement in patency “for the entire...

 A trio of vascular experts including Raphaël Coscas (Paris, France), Alexandros Mallios (Paris, France) and Kate Steiner (Stevenage, UK) discuss the key findings of...