Vein graft adaptation and fistula maturation in the arterial environment

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 162-173

  Lu, Daniel Y ^a,b   Chen, Elizabeth Y ^a,b   Wong, Daniel J ^a,b   Yamamoto, Kota ^a,b,d   Protack, Clinton D ^a,b   Williams, Willis T ^a,b   Assi, Roland ^a,b   Hall, Michael R ^a,b   Sadaghianloo, Nirvana ^a,b,c   Dardik, Alan ^a,b,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Environment; Hemodynamic forces; Remodeling; Vein graft

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTERIAL WALL THICKENING; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLOW RATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; VASA VASORUM; VEIN GRAFT;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ENVIRONMENT; HEMODYNAMIC FORCES; REMODELING; VEIN GRAFT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; VEINS;

EID: 84897414444     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.01.042     Document Type: Review

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