Future research directions to improve fistula maturation and reduce access failure
Hu H, Patel S, Hanisch JJ, Santana JM, Hashimoto T, Bai H, Kudze T, Foster TR, Guo J, Yatsula B, Tsui J, Dardik A. Future research directions to improve fistula maturation and reduce access failure. Seminars In Vascular Surgery 2016, 29: 153-171. PMID: 28779782, PMCID: PMC5547899, DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2016.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArteriovenous fistulaAVF maturationAVF failurePatient selectionNeointimal hyperplasiaAccess failureEnd-stage renal diseaseDrastic hemodynamic changesSetting of uremiaAppropriate patient selectionCareful patient selectionNovel interventional techniquesVascular cell activationAlternative surgical strategiesPatient-specific outcomesFistula useSystemic inflammationRenal diseaseFistula maturationInflammatory mediatorsHemodynamic changesSurgical strategyVascular accessSpecific therapyFistula anastomosisPericardial patch venoplasty heals via attraction of venous progenitor cells
Bai H, Wang M, Foster TR, Hu H, He H, Hashimoto T, Hanisch JJ, Santana JM, Xing Y, Dardik A. Pericardial patch venoplasty heals via attraction of venous progenitor cells. Physiological Reports 2016, 4: e12841. PMID: 27354544, PMCID: PMC4923240, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeointimal thicknessVenous patchArteriovenous fistulaPericardial patchProgenitor cellsDay 7Aggressive venous neointimal hyperplasiaVenous neointimal hyperplasiaAVF ligationArterial pressureArterial patchPatch venoplastyCardiovascular surgeryNeointimal hyperplasiaBlood flowThicker neointimaBlood vesselsVenous identityCellsVenoplastyPseudoaneurysmFistulaSurgeryArteryHyperplasia