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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansKidney Failure, ChronicPrevalenceRenal DialysisRisk FactorsTreatment FailureVascular PatencyConceptsArteriovenous 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 anastomosis