Tag: Hemodialysis
TCAR and endarterectomy both ‘reasonable’ but stenting linked to worse outcomes...
A study examining outcomes between different carotid revascularisation procedures has concluded that transcarotid artery revascularisation (TCAR) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) both represent a “reasonable choice” in severe chronic...
TCAR and endarterectomy both ‘reasonable’ but stenting linked to worse outcomes...
A study examining outcomes between different carotid revascularization procedures has concluded that transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) both represent a “reasonable...
VasQ: The next standard-of-care innovation
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At the 2024 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium (April 23–25) in London, England, the Vascular Access Masterclass...
The utility of renal stenting in hemodialysis patients: One in five...
A fifth of patients among a chronic kidney disease (CKD) cohort on hemodialysis—a rare subset pulled from a large repository of national data—were able...
EVS 2023: New data chart underrepresentation of women at the head...
The underrepresentation of women vascular surgeons in national clinical trial leadership formed the central theme of data coming out of a new study that...
VasQ AVF creation device receives FDA clearance
Laminate Medical Technologies has announced their flagship device, the VasQ external vascular support, has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for...
Nephrologist insights for vascular surgeons at hemodialysis access session
Friday afternoon in Potomac D will see VAM play host to a series of presentations on access for hemodialysis that will offer education on...
Human-tissue engineered blood vessels remain durable at six years in PAD...
Mid-term results from a phase II study of surgical bypass using the Human Acellular Vessel (HAV) demonstrated an overall secondary patency rate at 72...
MVSS 2022: Research on hemodialysis access surgery attracts inaugural Midwestern Vascular...
The authors behind a new study that found “significant differences” in hemodialysis vascular access outcomes after first-time arteriovenous (AV) fistula or graft creation “directly related” to...
Registry data highlight long-term trends in hemodialysis access profile of failed...
New findings, recently published in the Journal of Vascular Access (JVA), provide insight into the hemodialysis access profile of failed kidney transplant patients treated...
Intraoperative vascular mapping during hemodialysis access ‘should be incorporated into routine...
Intraoperative ultrasonographic venous mapping is a useful tool to evaluate vessel suitability for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation, Yana Etkin, MD, associate professor of surgery...
AVeVA study confirms benefit of covered stent placement in graft-vein anastomotic...
A prospective, multicenter study involving the Covera vascular covered stent (BD) has confirmed the benefits of immediate, post-percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) placement of the...
First patient enrolled in Wrapsody endoprosthesis registry study
Merit Medical has announced the successful enrollment of the first patient in its WRAP registry study in a press release. The study will evaluate...
Medtronic issues voluntary recall for subset of IN.PACT Admiral and IN.PACT...
Medtronic recently voluntarily recalled a subset of its IN.PACT Admiral and IN.PACT AV paclitaxel-coated percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) balloon catheters due to the potential...
Medical students reach out to hemodialysis community in times of COVID-19
As president of the Louisiana State University (LSU) Vascular Surgery Interest Group (VSIG), I’ve been eagerly exploring opportunities to engage with community members and...
Houston, we have a dialysis access problem
The concept of dedicated vascular access centers fuels a turbocharged Texan tussle with Karl Illig, MD, of Flow Vascular Institute in Houston, taking on Eric...
‘Meet the Experts’ webinars now available OnDemand
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members now have another chance to “Meet the Experts,” via computer screen and at no charge.
Three of the...
Amplifi vein dilation system demonstrates ‘encouraging’ clinical results in hemodialysis access
Artio Medical announced that full results from its first-in-human clinical study of the Amplifi vein dilation system were presented at the 2021 VEITHSymposium (Nov....
First-in-human study of Wrapsody endoprosthesis yields ‘very promising’ results
Merit Medical Systems has announced positive results from a prospective, observational, first-in-human study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Wrapsody—a self-expanding, cell-impermeable endoprosthesis...
CMS creates new billing code for central venous vascular access system
Bluegrass Vascular Technologies announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)...
Artio Medical completes enrollment of first-in-human trial investigating Amplifi vein dilation...
Artio Medical announced today it has completed enrollment in its first-in-human study evaluating the Amplifi vein dilation system. In the study, five patients were...
Oversized balloon angioplasty technique ‘safe and effective’ for AV fistula maturation
A retrospective analysis published in the Journal of Vascular Access (JVA) has shown that the oversized balloon angioplasty technique to assist arteriovenous (AV) fistula maturation is...
AVFs contribute to higher survival of hemodialysis patients with COVID-19
A new study, published online in The Journal of Vascular Access (JVA), suggests that arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) contribute to higher survival of hemodialysis patients with COVID-19. Authors Ahmet Murt,...
Fluoroscopically-guided insertion of td-CVC found to be ‘low exposure,’ despite large...
While there is large variability based on the site of insertion, patient characteristics and previous accesses, fluoroscopically-guided insertion of tunnelled central venous catheters (td-CVC)...
COVID-related hypercoagulability linked to elevated malfunction rate in temporary hemodialysis catheters
Hypercoagulability in COVID-19 patients leads to an increase in the malfunction rate of temporary hemodialysis catheters—but heparin locking of the catheters is linked to...
VQI to discuss quality improvement projects, clinical practice guidelines
The SVS Vascular Quality Initiative will discuss two important topics on Tuesday, July 7: quality improvement projects and the VQI, and clinical practice guidelines.
Gary...
National Kidney Foundation releases guideline for vascular access in dialysis patients
The American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) has published the National Kidney Foundation’s KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update, a completely revamped set...