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ArticleElectronic physician2018

Effect of low dose aspirin and dipyridamole on primary patency of arteriovenous grafts in hemodialysis patients: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

Pouya Tayebi, Gholamhosein Kazemzadeh, Azin Banihashem, Hassan Ravari

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Article in Electronic physician, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pouya TayebiM.D., Fellowship of Vascular Surgery, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Gholamhosein KazemzadehM.D., Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Azin BanihashemM.D., General Surgeon, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Research Center, Department of Vascular Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University Of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hassan RavariM.D., Professor of Vascular Surgery, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Imam Reza Hospital · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is some evidence for the efficacy of antiplatelet therapies in increasing the vascular access patency duration or decreasing the thrombosis of arteriovenous grafts.

objectiveTo determine the effect of low dose aspirin and dipyridamole on primary patency of arteriovenous grafts in hemodialysis patients.

methodsThis randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was done at Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad, Iran from September 10, 2015 to July 05, 2016. Sixty hemodialysis patients, after the placement of a new arteriovenous graft, were divided into three study groups which including; Group 1, who received 80 mg aspirin tablet daily, Group 2 received 80 mg aspirin plus 75 mg dipyridamole daily and Group 3 received placebo daily. Primary unassisted patency was recorded in follow-up until 12 months and the outcomes were analysed using one-way ANOVA test.

resultsPrimary patency time in Group 1 (Aspirin) was 324.75±147.00 day and for Group 2 (Aspirin + Dipyridamole) was 399.05±92.09 day and for Group 3 (Placebo) was 383.55±108.23 day. There were no significant differences between the 3 groups (p>0.05). Successful dialysis was done in 16.7% in Group 1, 37.5% in Group 2 and 45% in Group 3 from brachial arteriovenous grafts after 1-year follow-up (p=0.746).

conclusionsIn treating dialysis patients, treatment with low dose aspirin and dipyridamole is not effective on increasing the synthetic grafts primary patency duration.

trial registrationThe trial was registered at the Thai Clinical Trials Registry (http://www.clinicaltrials.in.th) with the Trct id: TCTR20160920003.

fundingThe authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Arteriovenous graftsAspirinDipyridamolePrimary patency

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