A novel technique for duplex-guided office-based interventions for patients with acute arteriovenous fistula occlusion

• Published in: Journal of vascular surgery Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 857 - 859
• Main Authors: Aurshina, Afsha, Ascher, Enrico, Hingorani, Anil, Marks, Natalie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2018

The purpose of the study was to aggressively salvage acutely occluded arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) using duplex imaging as the sole imaging modality for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of acutely thrombosed AVF. Over a period of 12 months, 14 patients with acute thrombosis of their AVFs under...