Endovascular Stent Placement for Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Access Stenosis.

This study aims to report the outcomes of nitinol and polytetrafluoroethylene covered stent placement to treat hemodialysis arteriovenous access stenosis at a single center over a five-year period. Clinical and radiological information was reviewed retrospectively. Poststent primary and secondary patency rates were determined using Kaplan-Meier analysis.

Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients.

Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of systemic inflammation that has been shown to predict mortality in patients with malignancies, ischemic heart disease and peripheral vascular disease. Its prognostic value in hemodialysis patients is unclear. The aims of this study were to: (i) explore the relationship between NLR and other biochemical parameters and (ii) to examine the value of NLR as a predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients.

Factors associated with patency following angioplasty of hemodialysis fistulae.

Purpose: Patency after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of native hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) is highly variable. This study aimed to identify predictors of patency following angioplasty in native AVFs.

Materials And Methods: All endovascular procedures performed in native AVFs between 2005 and 2013 at two institutions were retrospectively reviewed.

Predictors of patency after balloon angioplasty in hemodialysis fistulas: a systematic review.

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is an established treatment for dysfunctional hemodialysis fistulas. This article systematically reviews evidence for predictors of patency after PTA. Outcomes assessed were primary, assisted primary, and secondary patency after intervention, and findings were summarized descriptively.

Laboratory prediction of the requirement for renal replacement in acute falciparum malaria.

Background: Acute renal failure is a common complication of severe malaria in adults, and without renal replacement therapy (RRT), it carries a poor prognosis. Even when RRT is available, delaying its initiation may increase mortality. Earlier identification of patients who will need RRT may improve outcomes.