A 48-year-old asian man was admitted to hospital for the consideration of hemodialysis (HD). An adequate site was decided on for the AVF after Doppler ultrasonography examination of radial artery and cephalic vein. The AVF was formed under local anaesthetic at his right wrist. When seen at the clinic appointment one month later, the AVF was not working. The subsequent Doppler ultrasonography ex...

Background Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) formation is an uncommon clinical manifestation of arterial trauma. A delayed diagnosis of AVF of 15 years had been reported, underscoring the potential for missing these injuries. Patient Presentation A fifty years old male presented with left lower limb heaviness and pain associated with leg swelling, color changes, ulcerations and offensive discharge wi...

BACKGROUND Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) use is reported to differ among racial and gender groups. We sought to identify risk factors associated with incident AVF and whether racial and gender differences in AVF use persist after controlling for these factors. METHODS We evaluated 28,712 incident adult hemodialysis patients (age ≥ 18) from five ESRD networks starting dialysis between June 1, 20...

Aortic arch calcification (AAC) is recognized as an important cardiovascular risk factor in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of AAC grade on patency rates of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in this specific population. The data of 286 ESRD patients who had an initial AVF placed were reviewed. The extent of AAC identified on chest radiogra...

Non-traumatic dural arteriovenous fistula/malformation (dural AVF/AVM) presenting with pure subdural hematoma (SDH) is relatively rare. We report on a male patient who showed pure acute SDH and was diagnosed as having dural AVF on the convexity near the superior sagittal sinus (SSS), based on angiographic findings. A 27-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to headache with acute onset....

Complications associated with the vascular access for hemodialysis represent one of the most important causes of morbidity among patients with renal replacement therapy. Early detection of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) dysfunction is of great interest. We present the case of a 70 year old woman who underwent 111In-oxine-labeled-platelet scintigraphy to evaluate thrombogenicity at 3 weeks and 3 mo...

The rate of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) placement continues to rise and AVF failure is a major complication. The main cause of AVF failure is stenosis leading to thrombosis. Although the detection of early stenosis with preemptive correction prior to thrombosis seems to be a plausible option to prevent access failure, there is much debate, on the basis of studies of surveillance with arterioven...

A 39-year-old female visited our cardiovascular outpatient department with paresthesia and soreness around the right popliteal fossa, where thrill was palpable. There was no history of trauma, apart from her having undergone acupuncture several years previously. An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) was diagnosed by vascular ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Angiography confirmed the pre...

Dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is very rare, acquired lesion that may present with intracranial hemorrhage or neurological deficits. The etiology is not completely understood but dural AVF often has been associated with thrombosis of the involved dural sinuses. To our knowledge, this is the first well documented intracranial hemorrhage case caused by dural AVF following microvascular decompr...

Özet– Elli dört yaşında kadın hasta, son 6 aydır olan eforla gelişen göğüs ağrısı yakınmasıyla başvurdu. Hastanın transtorasik ekokardiyografisinde apikal bölgede hipertrofi görüldü. Ayırıcı tanı amacıyla yapılan kardiyak manyetik rezonans görüntülemesinde apikal hipertrofik kardiyomiyopati saptandı. Göğüs ağrısı nedeniyle yapılan miyokart perfüzyon sintigrafisinde anteriyor bölgede iskemi bulu...