ReviewThe journal of vascular access2021
The role of Doppler ultrasonography in vascular access surveillance-controversies continue.
Review in The journal of vascular access, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- A change of heart: the effect of high flow arteriovenous fistulas on cardiovascular outcomes - a systematic review and synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM).BMC nephrology · 2025Pooled it
- Doppler Ultrasound-Derived Blood Flow Parameters Associated with Significant Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis in a Large Vietnamese Hemodialysis Cohort.Vascular health and risk management · 2026Article
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- Duplex ultrasound compared with digital subtraction angiography in diagnosing significant stenosis of vascular access.International urology and nephrology · 2025Article
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- Insights into the real-world practice of vascular access care pathways in Italy: data from a national survey.Journal of nephrology · 2025Article
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- Management of Chronic Heart Failure in Dialysis Patients: A Challenging but Rewarding Path.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Evaluation of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis with a new generation digital stethoscope: a pilot study.International urology and nephrology · 2024Article
- Practice of dialysis access interventional nephrology procedures in the Asia-Pacific region: Getting lay of the land.Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Chronic hemodialysis therapy required regular entry into the patient's blood stream with adequate flow. The use of arteriovenous fistulas and grafts is linked with lower morbidity and mortality than the use of catheters. However, these types of accesses are frequently affected by stenoses, which decrease the flow and lead to both inadequate dialysis and access thrombosis. The idea of duplex Doppler ultrasound surveillance is based on the presumption that in-time diagnosis of an asymptomatic significant stenosis and its treatment prolongs access patency. Details of performed trials are conflicting, and current guidelines do not support ultrasound surveillance. This review article summarizes the trials performed and focuses on the reasons of conflicting results. We stress the need of precise standardized criteria of significant access stenosis and the weakness of the metaanalyses performed.
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