Racial and ethnic differences in arteriovenous fistula (AVF) use are seen on initiation of dialysis, but overall, AVF rates are dismally low across the entire hemodialysis population in the United ...

One-third of older patients with end-stage kidney disease received an arteriovenous fistula within 6 months of starting ...

In a recent study of older patients with end-stage kidney disease living in Europe, researchers found o ne-third received an ...

This requires durable access to a blood vessel site where the dialysis machine can remove and return blood. Such access is created when a surgeon attaches a vein to an artery in the patient. The ...

The successful creation and use of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) for vascular access for dialysis patients varies considerably between countries, despite national guidelines that uniformly recommend ...

American and European vascular access guidelines advise intensive surveillance of haemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) with pre-emptive access intervention based on deterioration in access flow ...

The study findings might indicate residual kidney function preservation in advanced CKD. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation is associated with a slowing of kidney function decline in patients with ...

An investigational product called Acellular Tissue Engineered Vessel demonstrated superior hemodialysis vascular access outcomes compared with AVFs in a phase 3 trial. A bioengineered human tissue ...

Black and Hispanic patients will less frequently than white patients start hemodialysis with an arteriovenous fistula (connecting an artery to a vein for vascular access), a procedure for initial ...

Creation of an arteriovenous fistula could be beneficial for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Decline in estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) is slow after the surgery A new study ...