An occult cause of arteriovenous access failure: Central vein stenosis from permanent pacemaker wire: Report of three cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 406-409

  Chuang, Chiao Lin ^a   Tarng, Der Cherng ^a   Yang, Wu Chang ^a   Huang, Tung Po ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AV fistula graft; Hemodialysis; Permanent pacemaker; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; STENOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RENAL DIALYSIS; VEINS;

EID: 0035742131     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000046284     Document Type: Article

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