Primary and secondary patencies of transposed femoral vein fistulas are significantly greater than with the HeRO graft.

Introduction: For access-challenged patients with bilateral upper extremity central venous stenosis, solutions include the Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) device or an autogenous AV fistula in the lower limb. We evaluated HeRO grafts and transpositions of the femoral vein in maintaining primary and secondary patency.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 40 patients with a HeRO device and 18 patients with superficial femoral artery to transposed femoral vein autogenous arteriovenous fistula (SFA-tFV).

Chemogenetic stimulation of the hypoglossal neurons improves upper airway patency.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent upper airway obstruction during sleep. OSA leads to high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis of OSA has been linked to a defect in neuromuscular control of the pharynx.

Physiologic and Neural Controls of Eating.

Multiple physiologic and neural systems contribute to the controls over what and how much we eat. These systems include signaling involved in the detection and signaling of nutrient availability, signals arising from consumed nutrients that provide feedback information during a meal to induce satiation, and signals related to the rewarding properties of eating. Each of these has a separate neural representation, but important interactions among these systems are critical to the overall controls of food intake.

The efficacy and durability of the Venous Window Needle Guide implanted on uncannulatable arteriovenous fistulas.

Background: The Venous Window Needle Guide (VWING; Vital Access Corp, Salt Lake City, Utah) is a surgically implanted titanium device designed to facilitate cannulation of uncannulatable dialysis access arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) because of excessive depth, aneurysm formation, or tortuosity but that exhibit sufficient flow volume to support hemodialysis. We report the 18-month fistula patency, functionality, and complications of the use of the VWING device.

Methods: This retrospective study examined AVF patency, VWING functionality, interventions, and device infections at 18 months after VWING implantation.