Tag: fistula maturation

Severe obesity linked to lower AVF maturation rates

Researchers behind a new study published in the Annals of Vascular Surgery, among them lead author Laura Anderson and corresponding author Benjamin Brooke (both...

A call to arms: Reuse of mature venous conduits urged

“Recycle that vein!”—that was the appeal from the authors of a new study that trialled the explantation of mature arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) from patients...

Sirogen™: A potential solution for improving arteriovenous fistula maturation

This advertorial is sponsored by Vascular Therapies Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation is a pivotal event in patients requiring haemodialysis. Maximising the number of fistulas that...

Vascular Therapies closes US$25 million in private financing to advance proprietary...

Vascular Therapies today announced the closing of US$25 million in private financing. The financing in question comprised of both existing and new investors, including...

Experimental gel shows promise in aiding creation and development of arteriovenous...

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB; Birmingham, USA) and US firm Endomimetics are working to develop a long-sought-after, effective therapy that...
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Combination therapies and dynamic AVFs among options that may solve fistula...

Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are widely considered to be the holy grail in dialysis access, providing a more long-term solution than synthetic arteriovenous grafts (AVGs)...
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Amplifi vein dilation system demonstrates “encouraging” clinical results in haemodialysis access

Artio Medical has announced that full results from its first-in-human clinical study of the Amplifi vein dilation system were presented at the 2021 VEITHSymposium...

New vascular access handbook intends to provide dialysis patients with answers...

At the 12th Congress of the Vascular Access Society (VAS; 6–9 April 2021, online), Ramon Roca-Tey, senior consultant in nephrology at the Fundación Sanitaria...
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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;...
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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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Fist Assist device for focal arm massage and increased vein circulation...

Fist Assist Devices has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for use of the Fist Assist FA-1 device in the USA...