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Stem cells from fat tissue may help prevent kidney dialysis access failure

But it is a procedure beset by problems. An arteriovenous fistula must first "mature," a process in which the newly established connection between an artery and a vein becomes large enough to support ...
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Region’s first minimally invasive endovascular procedure for Hemodialysis performed at Jefferson Health

A Jefferson Health interventional radiologist became the first physician in the Philadelphia/South Jersey region to perform a new procedure that creates an arteriovenous (AV) fistula, necessary for ...
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Regional Anesthesia: Preferred Technique for Venodilatation in the Creation of Upper Extremity Arteriovenous Fistulae

Owing to the overall poor medical health of patients with end-stage renal disease, we have sought alternatives to the use of general anesthesia for access procedures. Furthermore, since local ...
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Endovascular AV fistula for dialysis access demonstrates functionality, patient satisfaction

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published findings report that, for vascular access in hemodialysis, the creation of an arteriovenous fistula ...
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FDA OKs Two Devices for Endovascular AV Fistula Creation

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared two minimally invasive, catheter-based devices to create arteriovenous (AV) fistulas percutaneously in patients with chronic kidney disease who ...
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Study of minimally invasive vascular access system shows positive outcomes in dialysis patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Austin, Texas-based TVA Medical Inc. released positive results from a clinical study evaluating the everlinQ ...