Cardiac impact of the arteriovenous fistula after kidney transplantation: a case-controlled, match-paired study.

In kidney transplant (KT) recipients, cardiac impact of the persistence of an asymptomatic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis has not been fully elucidated. Seventy-six patients (mean age: 49 years) without history of diabetes or cardiovascular disease underwent an echocardiography. Thirty-eight had a functioning AVF and were match-paired for age, gender and KT duration.

[Mortality prognostic factors of cardiogenic shock complicating an acute myocardial infarction and treated by percutaneous coronary intervention].

Objective: To determine the in-hospital prognosis and late outcome of cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction treated by early (< 24 hours) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods: Retrospective monocentric study of a consecutive cohort of patients undergoing early PCI (< 24 heures) for cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction from 1994 to 2004.

Results: The cohort included 175 patients (mean age = 65 +/- 14 years, 68% male).