Early and late fistula failure

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-83

  Mercado, C ^a   Salman, L ^a   Krishnamurthy, G ^a   Choi, K ^a   Artikov, S ^a   Thomas, I ^a   Merrill, D ^a   Asif, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Early arteriovenous fistula failure; Fistula thrombectomy; Interventional nephrology; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CANNULATION; DIALYSIS CATHETER; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HEMATOMA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 38949187484     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP69077     Document Type: Review

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