ReviewCardiovascular and interventional radiology2023
Dialysis Access Maintenance: Plain Balloon Angioplasty.
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- Basilic vein transposition to enhance arteriovenous fistula venous outflow: a single-center technical note.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Safety and Feasibility of Endovascular Management of Pediatric Dialysis Access.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2025Article
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty Balloon-Assisted Adjacent Vascular Connection Without Stent Protection: Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Frailty and arteriovenous fistula patency in elderly hemodialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Article
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- Feasibility of an antegrade-retrograde single-sheath inverse technique via vertical puncture in dysfunctional hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula angioplasty.CVIR endovascular · 2024Article
- Research on comprehensive analysis of patient comfort and complication rate using haemodialysis indwelling needles in AVF puncture in haemodialysis treatment.European journal of translational myology · 2024Article
- Cephalic arch stenosis: an analysis of outcome by type of first intervention.CVIR endovascular · 2024Article
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Abstract
Plain balloon angioplasty remains the first-line treatment for dialysis access stenosis. This chapter reviews the outcomes of plain balloon angioplasty from cohort studies and comparative studies. Angioplasty outcomes are more favourable in arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) compared to arteriovenous grafts (AVG) with primary patency at 6 months ranging from 42-63% compared to 27-61%, respectively, and improved for forearm fistulae compared with upper arm fistulae. Higher pressures are required to treat stenoses in AVFs compared to AVGs. Outcomes are worse in more severe stenoses, increased patient age, previous interventions and fistulae that develop early stenoses. Major complication rates following angioplasty in dialysis access are between 3 and 5%. Repeat treatments and the use of adjuncts such as drug-coated balloons and stents can prolong the patency of dialysis access. Level of Evidence No level of evidence (Review paper).
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