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ArticleTransplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2025

Vascular Access Management After Kidney Transplantation Position Paper on Behalf of the Vascular Access Society and the European Kidney Transplant Association.

Barış Akin, Tamara K Jemcov, David Cucchiari, Jan Malik, Gavin J Pettigrew, Ulrika Hahn Lundström, Gianluigi Zaza, Joris I Rotmans

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Article in Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors.

Barış AkinDepartment of Surgery, Demiroglu Bilim University Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Tamara K JemcovDepartment of Nephrology, Clinical Hospital Center Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia.
David CucchiariEuropean Kidney Transplant Association, Section of European Society of Transplantation, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Jan MalikVascular Access Society, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Gavin J PettigrewDepartment of Surgery, University of Cambridge, London, United Kingdom.
Ulrika Hahn LundströmVascular Access Society, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Gianluigi ZazaEuropean Kidney Transplant Association, Section of European Society of Transplantation, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Joris I RotmansVascular Access Society, Maastricht, Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is no consensus on whether to ligate or preserve uncomplicated vascular access (VA) after kidney transplantation (KT), as International Guidelines do not address this issue. Enhanced survival rates of kidney grafts may elevate the risk of cardiac morbidity and mortality due to prolonged exposure to the hemodynamic effects of arterio-venous fistulas (AVF). Although VA ligation reduces left ventricle (LV) mass, its impact on cardiovascular (CV) morbidity or mortality is unclear. High-flow VAs can complicate KT patients, and immunosuppressive medication may increase these complications. Despite preserving VA for future hemodialysis (HD) use, central catheters are used in nearly two-thirds of patients. Detecting transplant patients who can undergo AVF ligation and reconstruction when returning to HD allows for flexible decision-making with a multidisciplinary approach, personally tailored to patients at their discretion. Therefore, an algorithm involving Doppler ultrasound and cardiac evaluation is advisable.

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Arteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalKidney TransplantationEuropeHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLigationRenal DialysisSocieties, MedicalAVF flow reductionhemodialysiskidney failurekidney transplantationligation of arteriovenous fistula

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PMID41323958
PMCPMC12659190

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