Tag: stent
Central venous occlusion in haemodialysis patients treated with venous stent at...
Complications such as central venous occlusion (CVO) and stenoses are among the “challenging” issues that can occur in haemodialysis patients. Now, a group of...
WRAPSODY™ Cell-Impermeable Endoprosthesis: The next generation of covered stent
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Maintaining an arteriovenous fistula/graft (AVF/AVG) is essential for long-term vascular access. However, over time, complications such as stenoses...
DCB superior to plain balloon for stent graft stenosis in Taiwanese...
Recent studies have evaluated drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatments’ ability to help maintain arteriovenous fistula (AVF) patency for haemodialysis patients “with mixed results”, according to...
Renal Interventions’ top 10 stories of April 2023
April was a month of dialysis analysis and AVF updates, with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) also associated with adverse limb events in a new...
Covered stent improves AVF angioplasty outcomes in new trial
The AVeNEW study, a 24-month multicentre, international, prospective and randomised clinical trial has published results investigating percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) compared to PTA with...
First patient enrolled in Merit Medical’s WRAPSODY registry study
Merit Medical has announced the successful enrolment of the first patient in its WRAP registry study in a press release. This study will evaluate...
Study could be first step in providing personalised care to patients...
Ureteral stents (hollow devices placed in the ureter - the tube between the kidney and bladder) can be used temporarily to relieve urinary obstruction...