Neuromuscular electrostimulation: a new therapeutic option to improve radio-cephalic arteriovenous fistula maturation in end-stage chronic kidney disease patients.

Background: Radio-cephalic arteriovenous fistula (RCAVF) is the gold standard vascular access for end-stage chronic kidney disease patients. Exercises after arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation improve maturation. No articles are published regarding neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES) in AVF maturation.

Clinical Utility of a New Predicting Score for Radiocephalic Arteriovenous Fistula Survival.

Background: Radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula (RC-AVF) is the recommended first choice for vascular access (VA). The CAVeAT scoring system was recently published (ipsilateral central venous catheter access, age >73 years, vein <2.2 mm, lower limb angioplasty, and absent intraoperative thrill).

Supervised versus non-supervised exercise in patients with recent myocardial infarction: A propensity analysis.

Background: The influence of supervised versus non-supervised exercise training on outcome in patients with a recent myocardial infarction (MI) is controversial.

Design: Longitudinal observational study.

Methods: FRENA is an ongoing registry of stable outpatients with symptomatic coronary, cerebrovascular or peripheral artery disease.

Cardiac rehabilitation and outcome in stable outpatients with recent myocardial infarction.

Objective: To compare the mortality rate and the rate of subsequent ischemic events (myocardial infarction [MI], ischemic stroke, or limb amputation) in patients with recent MI according to the use of cardiac rehabilitation or no rehabilitation.

Design: Longitudinal observational study.

Setting: Ongoing registry of outpatients.

Predictors of outcome in stable outpatients with peripheral artery disease.

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at increased risk for subsequent ischemic events. We used data from the FRENA Registry to find predictors of subsequent myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic stroke, and limb amputation in stable outpatients with PAD. As of January 2012, 1,270 patients with PAD were recruited, of whom 1,042 (82 %) had Fontaine stage II; 113 (8.

Alcohol consumption and outcome in stable outpatients with peripheral artery disease.

Background: The influence of alcohol consumption on outcome in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) has not been thoroughly studied.

Methods: Factores de Riesgo y ENfermedad Arterial (FRENA) is an ongoing, multicenter, observational registry of consecutive stable outpatients with arterial disease. We compared the mortality rate and the incidence of subsequent ischemic events in patients with PAD, according to their alcohol habits.