BACKGROUND Splenic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a rare cause of portal hypertension which may manifest with abdominal pain, diarrhea, ascites, and/or hematemesis. Fistula formation may be traumatic or spontaneous. Eighty-six percent of spontaneous splenic AVFs occur in women, and 55% are associated with a preexisting splenic artery aneurysm. CASE REPORT A 64-year-old Caucasian female with unr...

background & aim: arteriovenous fistula (avf) is one of the inevitable elements in the take care of patients on hemodialysis. pain of avf puncture is a real problem for patients. the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of inhalation of lavender aromatherapy on pain intensity of arteriove-nous fistula puncture in patients on heamodialysis. methods & materials: in this before and after...

Alteration of hemodynamic loading induces remodeling that includes changes in myocardial properties and extracellular matrix structure. We investigated the hypothesis that cardiac hypertrophy due to volume overload produces changes in myocardial diastolic mechanics and stiffness that are in part due to alterations in advanced glycation end-product (AGE) collagen cross-linking. Rats developed vo...

Aim: Although arteriovenous fistula (AVF) has been shown as the first choice for hemodialysis (HD), its superiority over central venous catheter (CVC) is still controversial considering risk factors. Aim was to compare AVF and CVC, which should be used vascular access in HD.
 Material Methods: Patients were divided into two groups according use of CVC. The compared terms age, gender, body ...

IntroductionAn autologous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation is a common vascular procedure forhemodialysis (HD) patients. This surgical aim to design conduct thatwithstands hemodialysis for durable period. However, the functional outcome of this procedurevaries and depends on patients’ various predictors. .MethodsA retrospective observational study was carried out evaluate AVFcreation at car...

OBJECTIVE to determine the accuracy of Doppler ultrasonography (USD) for hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturity. METHODS we included patients with no prior AVF. Each patient underwent two USD examinations. After initiation of hemodialysis, we followed the patients during the first month of the access use and verified its adequacy to hemodialysis sessions. At statistical analysis we...

BACKGROUND Although the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the recommended form of vascular access for patients with ESRD, its impact on patient perception of health status, quality of life (QOL), or satisfaction is unknown. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND MEASUREMENTS This study compared patient-reported health status and QOL scores and vascular access type among a national random sample of 1...

The efficacy of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is usually expressed as the angiographic result. Access flow (Qa) measurements offer a means to quantify the functional effects. This study was performed to evaluate the short-term functional and angiographic effects of PTA and to determine the longevity of the functional effects during the follow-up period. Patients with an arterioven...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to increase the understanding of vascular access in hemodialysis and evaluate hemodialysis-related anticoagulation treatments and the associated hemorrhagic or thrombotic complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, an epidemiological investigation was conducted in 1175 patients who underwent hemodialysis in seven blood purification centers in northern Chine...

Spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a broad term that constitutes diverse vascular pathologies. To date, various classification schemes for spinal AVM have been proposed in literature, which helped neurosurgeons understand the pathophysiology of the disease and determine an optimal treatment strategy. To discuss indications and results of surgical and endovascular interventions for spina...