Endovascular creation of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulae: the current status and future perspective—a literature review

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Background and Objective

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasingly prevalent among Americans. Traditionally, the gold standard of dialysis fistulae creation is surgical arteriovenous fistulae (AVF), which is preferred over central venous catheter (CVC) and arteriovenous graft (AVG). However, it is associated with many challenges, particularly its high primary failure rate, which is partially attributed to neointimal hyperplasia. Endovascular creation of arteriovenous fistulae (endoAVF) is a recently emerging method, and is thought to circumvent many of the surgical challenges. It is theorized to reduce the peri-operative trauma to the vessel, thus reducing the amount of neointimal hyperplasia. In this article, we aim to review the current status and future perspectives of end

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9971305 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature