Reduced patency in left-sided arteriovenous grafts in a porcine model
Liu S, Wang T, Wang J, Isaji T, Ono S, Fereydooni A, Taniguchi R, Matsubara Y, Niklason LE, Dardik A. Reduced patency in left-sided arteriovenous grafts in a porcine model. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 72: 305-317.e6. PMID: 31699515, PMCID: PMC7196525, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.06.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal jugular veinBlood flow velocityArteriovenous prosthetic graftsProsthetic graftsPolytetrafluoroethylene graftsArteriovenous graftsPreclinical modelsCarotid arteryJugular veinHemodialysis vascular access failurePorcine arteriovenous graft modelSimilar blood flow velocitiesActin-positive smooth muscle cellsPhosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthasePorcine modelEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseLeft-sided graftsLeft-sided veinsProsthetic graft patencyRight-sided graftsRight-sided veinsCentral vein catheterVascular access failureShort-term patencyArteriovenous polytetrafluoroethylene grafts