Disturbed flow in radial-cephalic arteriovenous fistulae for haemodialysis: low and oscillating shear stress locates the sites of stenosis | Zendy

Bogdan EneIordache | Zendy; Andrea Remuzzi | Zendy

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Disturbed flow in radial-cephalic arteriovenous fistulae for haemodialysis: low and oscillating shear stress locates the sites of stenosis

Author(s) -

Bogdan EneIordache,

Andrea Remuzzi

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfr342

Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , shear stress , blood flow , hemodynamics , arteriovenous fistula , anastomosis , cephalic vein , cardiology , intimal hyperplasia , arteriovenous anastomosis , anatomy , radiology , mechanics , vein , surgery , smooth muscle , physics

Despite recent clinical and technological advancements, the vascular access (VA) for haemodialysis still has significant early failure rates after arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation. VA failure is mainly related to the haemodynamic conditions that trigger the phenomena of vascular wall disease such as intimal hyperplasia (IH) or atherosclerosis.

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