ReviewKidney research and clinical practice2017
Maturation of arteriovenous fistula: Analysis of key factors.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- UK Kidney Association Clinical Practice Guideline on vascular access for haemodialysis.BMC nephrology · 2025Guideline
- Systematic review of interventions to increase the use of arteriovenous fistulae and grafts in incident haemodialysis patients.The journal of vascular access · 2022Pooled it
- Medical Adjuvant Therapy in Reducing Thrombosis With Arteriovenous Grafts and Fistulae Use: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/HemostasisPooled it
- Effect of the modified RADAR, No-touch, and conventional techniques on arteriovenous fistula outcomes.Renal failure · 2026Article
- Blood osteoprotegerin is associated with arteriovenous access thrombosis in hemodialysis patients.Kidney research and clinical practice · 2026Article
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- Peri-Operative Surgical and Anaesthetic Predictors of Autogenous Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) Maturation: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.Vascular health and risk management · 2026Article
- Clinical and histopathological predictors of secondary arteriovenous fistula failure due to intimal hyperplasia.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Role of multimodality imaging pre-access for planning of surgical creation of arteriovenous fistulas and arteriovenous grafts in the chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease population.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2026Review
- Exploratory Assessment of Muscle Thickness and Stiffness Around Arteriovenous Fistulas Using Shear Wave Elastography.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Rate of Procedures Required to Maintain Hemodialysis Vascular Access: A Data Linkage Analysis.Kidney360 · 2025Article
- Gelsolin as a predictor of arteriovenous fistula maturation.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2025Article
- Sex-Specific Impact of Inflammation and Nutritional Indices on AVF Blood Flow and Maturation: A Retrospective Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- High-Density Lipoprotein Lipidomics, Endothelial Dysfunction, and Fistula Maturation in Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease.Kidney medicine · 2025Article
- Interaction between Perivascular and Luminal Factors in Arteriovenous Fistula in Yucatan Miniswine.Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Venous distensibility may be an indicator of early arteriovenous fistula failure, a retrospective single-centre cohort study.Renal failure · 2024Article
- Medication Adherence Barriers and Their Relationship to Health Determinants for Saudi Pediatric Dialysis Patients.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Factors Affecting the Early Maturation of Arteriovenous Fistulae Created at a Tertiary Centre in Oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2024Article
- Antiphospholipid Antibodies Associated with Native Arteriovenous Fistula Complications in Hemodialysis Patients: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature.Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
The growing proportion of individuals suffering from chronic kidney disease has considerable repercussions for both kidney specialists and primary care. Progressive and permanent renal failure is most frequently treated with hemodialysis. The efficiency of hemodialysis treatment relies on the functional status of vascular access. Determining the type of vascular access has prime significance for maximizing successful maturation of a fistula and avoiding surgical revision. Despite the frequency of arteriovenous fistula procedures, there are no consistent criteria applied before creation of arteriovenous fistulae. Increased prevalence and use of arteriovenous fistulae would result if there were reliable criteria to assess which arteriovenous fistulae are more likely to reach maturity without additional procedures. Published studies assessing the predictive markers of fistula maturation vary to a great extent with regard to definitions, design, study size, patient sample, and clinical factors. As a result, surgeons and specialists must decide which possible risk factors are most likely to occur, as well as which parameters to employ when evaluating the success rate of fistula development in patients awaiting the creation of permanent access. The purpose of this literature review is to discuss the role of patient factors and blood markers in the development of arteriovenous fistulae.
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