ArticlePloS one2015
Predictive parameters of arteriovenous fistula functional maturation in a population of patients with end-stage renal disease.
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High-intensity Atorvastatin for Arteriovenous Fistula Failure (HAFF): A Feasibility Pilot Study
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Upper limb exercise for arteriovenous fistula maturation in people requiring permanent haemodialysis access.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic review of interventions to increase the use of arteriovenous fistulae and grafts in incident haemodialysis patients.The journal of vascular access · 2022Pooled it
- Preoperative Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Predicts Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation Failure.Kidney international reports · 2026Article
- The association between multimorbidity and arteriovenous fistula creation outcomes.Journal of vascular surgery · 2026Article
- Can preoperative parameters and histopathology of the vessels affect arteriovenous fistula outcomes? A prospective observational study.World journal of nephrology · 2026Article
- Peri-Operative Surgical and Anaesthetic Predictors of Autogenous Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) Maturation: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.Vascular health and risk management · 2026Article
- Predictors of early arteriovenous fistula failure in patients with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Patient safety in surgery · 2025Review
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- An investigation of the Effect of Antihypertensive drugs on Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation in Patients with Hemodialysis.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2025Article
- ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA FOR HEMODIALYSIS IN RELATION TO THE TIMING OF CREATION: ANALYSIS OF KEY FACTORS.Acta clinica Croatica · 2024Article
- Multi-Center Two-Year Patency Outcomes of Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistulas (endoAVF) Created with a 4 French System.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2024Article
- Immune-Related Genes and Immune Cell Infiltration Characterize the Maturation Status of Arteriovenous Fistulas: An Integrative Bioinformatics Study and Experimental Validation Based on Transcriptome Sequencing.Journal of inflammation research · 2024Article
- Bioinformatics identifies predictors of arteriovenous fistula maturation.The journal of vascular access · 2024Article
- Sex hormones impact early maturation and immune response in the arteriovenous fistula mouse model.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2023Article
- Building a Scaffold for Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation: Unravelling the Role of the Extracellular Matrix.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Analysis of patency rates and factors associated with arteriovenous fistula in maintenance hemodialysis patients followed for 10 years.Renal failure · 2023Article
- The association of erythropoietin-stimulating agents and increased risk for AV-fistula dysfunction in hemodialysis patients. A retrospective analysis.BMC nephrology · 2021Observational
- Effects of cardiovascular medications on primary patency of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Development and validation of a clinical score to predict 1-year survival of arteriovenous fistula access: a diagnostic study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2020Article
- Altered hemodynamics during arteriovenous fistula remodeling leads to reduced fistula patency in female mice.JVS-vascular science · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionWith increasing numbers of patients diagnosed with ESRD, arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation has become a major factor in improving both dialysis related outcomes and quality of life of those patients. Compared to other types of access it has been established that a functional AVF access is the least likely to be associated with thrombosis, infection, hospital admissions, secondary interventions to maintain patency and death.
aimStudy of demographic factors implicated in the functional maturation of arteriovenous fistulas. Also, to explore any possible association between preoperative haematological investigations and functional maturation.
methodsWe performed a retrospective chart review of all patients with ESRD who were referred to the vascular service in the University Hospital of Limerick for creation of vascular access for HD. We included patients with primary AVFs; and excluded those who underwent secondary procedures.
resultsOverall AVF functional maturation rate in our study was 53.7% (52/97). Female gender showed significant association with nonmaturation (P = 0.004) and was the only predictor for non-maturation in a logistic regression model (P = 0.011). Patients who had history of renal transplant (P = 0.036), had relatively lower haemoglobin levels (P = 0.01) and were on calcium channel blockers (P = 0.001) showed better functional maturation rates.
conclusionFemale gender was found to be associated with functional non-maturation, while a history kidney transplant, calcium channel-blocker agents and low haemoglobin levels were all associated with successful functional maturation. In view of the conflicting evidence in the literature, large prospective multi-centre registry-based studies with well-defined outcomes are needed.
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