Li Song, Zi-Lin Quan, Li-Yan Zhao, Dong-Mei Cui, Mi Zhong, Li-Fang Zhou, Chun-Yan Sun, Ying-Gui Chen, Ya-Wen Mo, Zhonglin Feng, Yiming Tao, Zhiming Ye, Yuanhan Chen, Huaban Liang, Ting Lin, Shuangxin Liu, Xin-Ling Liang, Xia Fu
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) creation may involve in the pathogenesis of PH. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of PH after AVF creation on the AVF failure rate in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. METHODS: From January 1, 2009, to January 1, 2019, we retrospectively collected data of 578 MHD patients in Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital Blood Purification Center, China...
July 6, 2021: Journal of Vascular Access