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Filter by:The goal of this randomized trial to assess the angiographic efficacy of venous stenting in dural arteriovenous fistulae (DAVF) via improvment on Cognard's Classification as compared to no intervention at 6 months Participants belonging to experimental group will be treated using venous stenting. DAVF will be assessed by angiography at 6 months follow-up. Participants belonging to control group will be followed accordingly to standard of care (no treatment). After 6 months, control group patients can be treated by any means accordinlgly to standard of care.
Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who use hemodialysis to filter their blood require vascular access for the dialysis machine; the most common type of vascular access is called an arteriovenous fistula (AVF). The AVF is a direct connect between an artery and vein. Until recently, AVFs were only created through surgery that requires general anesthesia and opening up the skin. Now there are 2 FDA-approved devices designed to create AVFs using endovascular techniques (endoAVF), which means a device that goes through the skin instead of opening the skin up. Also patients are not required to be under general anesthesia, they can receive local anesthesia instead. Due to the relatively new approval of these devices, there is not a randomized study to compare the results of endoAVF versus surgAVF. This study is a pilot study for an eventually larger scale study to compare the results of endoAVF versus surgAVF. The study aims to determine what the proportion of patients seeking hemodialysis access could qualify for receiving either an endoAVF , surgAVF, or both. Patients who are screened for hemodialysis access must undergo a duplex ultrasound of the blood vessels in the arm to confirm correct sizing. If participants qualify for both procedures they will be randomized to either endoAVF or surgAVF and will track the clinical and patient-reported outcomes of each procedure. Our pilot study hopes to enroll 90 participants. Those outcomes will inform a larger scale study. If the potential participant chooses to abstain from participation in the randomized trial, preferring to decide the method of AVF creation, we will offer to them a chance to join an endoAVF/surgAVF registry that will track the clinical outcomes of the procedure via medical record monitoring.
Prospective, observational study evaluating the clinical use and outcomes of the FLEX Vessel Prep (VP) system in arteriovenous fistulae or grafts presenting with clinical or hemodynamic abnormalities following 12 months post treatment.
Assessment of arteriovenous fistula patency loss which leads to av fistula failure and its relation to high serum phosphate level in chronic hemodialysis patients.
The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the reference hemodialysis vascular access for both adult and pediatric patients. The cannulation quality is decisive for the quality of the dialysis. Difficult AVF cannulations are more frequent in pediatrics than in adults. Recent studies in adults have shown that ultrasound-guided AVF cannulation improves the cannulation quality and therefore the quality of dialysis. This study aims to prove that ultrasound-guided AVF cannulation in children will improve the quality of dialysis overall.
Arteriovenous fisutla (AVF) is the vascular access of choice for hemodialysis but has a high early failure (eAVFF) rate. eAVFF can be defined as thrombosis/stenosis and Doppler ultrasound (DUS)-based failure-to-mature parameters such as postoperative blood flow (PostQa) < 500 ml/min, AVF-vein diameter (PostVD) < 5 mm, and AVF-vein depth (PostVDepth) ≥ 6 mm. We explored whether common risk factors for eAVFF could predict these eAVFF parameters and venous distensibility: the latter is largely overlooked as a potential eAVFF parameter.
Dialysis vascular accesses called arteriovenous fistulas ( AVF) are essential to ensure extra-renal purification by hemodialysis for patients with chronic end-stage renal disease. Complications of dialysis AVF cause significant morbidity and hospitalization. Dialysis AVF angioplasties are frequently used to treat stenosis, the 1st complication concerning them and which announces the complete thrombosis which may be the definitive loss of the AVF. Historically performed under X-ray, the progression in the quality of ultrasound scanners allows today to perform this procedure under echo-Doppler guidance and thus to avoid both radiation and the injection of iodinated contrast products and their complications. It is thus possible to preserve residual renal function, a situation with a better prognosis, or to help the maturation of the AVF without precipitating the patient towards dialysis. The procedure can then be less costly, requiring a much lighter infrastructure. The complication rates of ultrasound angioplasty remain poorly known because only a few series have been published. In addition, the evolution of the echo-Doppler parameters of the AVF is unknown during angioplasty and it is difficult to know which are the most reliable to distinguish during the procedure a "good angioplasty gesture" from an incomplete angioplasty to be continued. The proposed study would provide initial insight into the question posed.
Evaluation on the reliability, practicability and safety of a wearable device for measuring arteriovenous fistula function based on voice print.
The purpose of this study is to create a state-wide biorepository and resource center for cerebrovascular diseases in Florida, which will include collecting medical history information and blood from subjects affected by cerebrovascular disease. The information and blood samples collected may be used in future research for the study of cerebrovascular disease and to learn about, prevent or treat other health problems.
Statement of the problem: This study will be conducted to answer the following question: Is there a difference in the efficacy of TENS and distractive techniques when combined with cryotherapy in managing pain due to arteriovenous fistula puncture and improving quality of life in hemodialysis patients ? Null Hypotheses: 1. TENS has no statistically significant effect on pain management and quality of life in hemodialysis patients undergoing arteriovenous fistula puncture. 2. Distractive techniques have no statistically significant effect on pain management and quality of life in hemodialysis patients undergoing arteriovenous fistula puncture. 3. There is no statistically significant difference between TENS and distractive techniques in managing pain and improving quality of life in hemodialysis patients undergoing arteriovenous fistula puncture.