
Use of Paclitaxel Eluting Stents in Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Krystal Dinh,
Shan D. Thomas,
Tae Cho,
John Swinnen,
Philip Crowe,
Ramon L. Varcoe
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vascular specialist international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2288-7989
pISSN - 2288-7970
DOI - 10.5758/vsi.2019.35.4.225
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , arteriovenous fistula , hemodialysis , angioplasty , surgery , stent , restenosis , radiology , fistula , neuroradiology , neurology , psychiatry
We report short-term patency outcomes of a proof of concept study conducted to determine the efficacy of drug-eluting stent (DES) for the treatment of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) stenosis in hemodialysis patients.