Steal syndrome of the hemodialysis vascular access: Diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 62-68

  Henriksson, Anders E ^a   Bergqvist, D ^b  

^a Sundsvall County Hospital   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Haemodialysis; Steal syndrome

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTERY STEAL SYNDROME; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; NEUROPATHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN DISEASE;

EID: 4444329865     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980400500204     Document Type: Review

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