Vein graft adaptation and fistula maturation in the arterial environment
Lu DY, Chen EY, Wong DJ, Yamamoto K, Protack CD, Williams WT, Assi R, Hall MR, Sadaghianloo N, Dardik A. Vein graft adaptation and fistula maturation in the arterial environment. Journal Of Surgical Research 2014, 188: 162-173. PMID: 24582063, PMCID: PMC3972303, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.01.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArteriovenous fistulaVein graftsVein graft adaptationVenous adaptationGraft adaptationArterial environmentCommon surgical procedureAVF maturationDifferent hemodynamic conditionsFistula maturationVenous dilationUnderlying molecular mechanismsIntimal thickeningSurgical proceduresWall thickeningHemodynamic conditions