Traditional versus early-access grafts for hemodialysis access: a single-institution comparative study.

In those patients requiring urgent hemodialysis, the use of early-access grafts may reduce the need for temporary hemodialysis catheters and their resultant complications such as infection and central venous stenosis. We review a consecutive group of patients undergoing placement of a traditional polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft as compared with a cohort of patients who underwent insertion of a trilaminate PTFE vascular graft (TPVG). During the period from January 2008 to December 2009, 65 sequential patients received a traditional PTFE graft with 78 subsequent patients having a TPVG inserted.

Wallstent migration into the right ventricle causing severe tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular perforation.

Endovascular stents are being used with increasing frequency for various problems of the venous system, but they have been associated with numerous complications. We report the case of an 88-year-old woman who presented with persistent, progressive dyspnea. Imaging revealed a migrated stent lodged in the tricuspid valve and extending into the right ventricle, causing severe tricuspid regurgitation.