High brachial artery bifurcation is associated with failure of brachio-cephalic autologous arteriovenous fistulae

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-137

  Lioupis, Christos ^a   Mistry, Hiren ^a   Junghans, Cornelia ^a   Haughey, Niamh ^a   Freedman, Ben ^a   Tyrrell, Mark ^a   Valenti, Domenico ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachio cephalic fistula; Failure rate; High brachial artery bifurcation; Patency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIOCEPHALIC AUTOLOGOUS ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH BRACHIAL ARTERY BIFURCATION; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 78649431764     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972981001100209     Document Type: Article

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