Percutaneous Endovascular Procedures for Arteriovenous Dialysis Access:

This section presents articles on arteriovenous hemodialysis access procedures. These include; percutaneous balloon angioplasty procedure, declotting procedure for a clotted vascular access, salvage of poorly developed and occluded arteriovenous fistulae, surgical versus percutaneous management of thrombosed grafts and accessory vein ligation procedures. In addition, stent placement and the complications of endovascular procedures are also presented.

1. Falk, A: Maintenance and salvage of arteriovenous fistulae. J Vasc Interv Radiol 17:807-813, 2006

2. Tessitore N, Mansueto G, Lipari G, Bedogna V, Tardivo S, Baggio E, Cenzi D, Carbognin G, Poli A, and Lupo A: Endovascular versus surgical preemptive repair of forearm arteriovenous fistula juxta-anastomotic stenosis: Analysis of data collected prospectively from 1999 to 2004. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 1:448-454, 2006

3. Nassar G, Nguyen B, Rhee E, Achkar K: Endovascular treatment of the “failing to mature” arteriovenous fistula. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 1: 275-280, 2006

4. Vesely TM, Pilgram TK: Angioplasty balloon inflation pressures during treatment of hemodialysis graft related stenosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 17:623-628, 2006

5. Asif A, Gadalean FN, Merrill D, Cherla G, Cipleu CD, Epstein DL, Roth D: Inflow stenosis in arteriovenous fistulas and grafts : a multicenter, prospective study. Kidney Int 67: 1986-1992, 2005

6. Vesely TM, Siegel JB: Use of the peripheral cutting balloon to treat hemodialysis-related stenoses. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 16:1593-1603, 2005

7. Singer-Jordan J, Papura S: Cutting balloon angioplasty for primary treatement of hemodialysis fistula venous stenoses: preliminary results. J Vasc Interv Radiol 16:25-29, 2005

8. Beathard GA: Management of complications of endovascular dialysis access procedures. Seminars in Dialysis 16: 309, 2003

9. Vesely TM, Gherardinin D, Gleed R, Kislukhin V, and Krivitski N: Use of a catheter-based system to measure blood flow in hemodialysis grafts during angioplasty procedures. J Vasc Interv Radiol 13:371-378, 2002

10. Beathard GA , Litchfield T, and Physician Operators Forum of RMS Lifeline. Kidney Int 66:1487-1622-1632
11. Clark TW, Rajan DK. Treating intractable venous stenosis: Present and future therapy. Seminars in Dialysis 17(1):4-8, 2004
12. Beathard GA , Arnold P, Jackson J, Litchfield T: Aggressive treatment of early
    fistula failure. Physician Operators Forum of RMS Lifeline. Kidney Int 64:1487-1494, 2003
13. Schon D, Mishler R: Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis of Natural Vein Fistulas: Reduced Dose of TPA and Long-Term Follow-Up. Semin Dial 16:272-275, 2003
14. Beathard GA. Management of complications of endovascular dialysis access procedures. Semin Dial 16:309-313, 2003
15. Beathard GA : Integrated vascular access management. Blood Purif 21:89-98, 2003
16. McCutcheon B, Weatherford D, Maxwell G, Hamann MS, Stiles A: A preliminary investigation of balloon angioplasty versus surgical treatment of thrombosed dialysis access grafts. Am Surg 69:663-7; discussion 668, 2003
17. Chen CY, Liang HL, Pan HB, Chung HM, Chen WL, Fang HC, Lo A, Chen CK, Lai PH, Yang CF: Metallic stenting for treatment of central venous obstruction in hemodialysis patients. J Chin Med Assoc 66:166-172, 2003
18. Beathard GA : Angioplasty for arteriovenous grafts and fistulae. Semin Nephrol 22:202-210, 2002
19. Faiyaz R, Abreo K, Zaman F, Pervez A, Zibari G, Work J: Salvage of poorly developed arteriovenous fistulae with percutaneous ligation of accessory veins. Am J Kidney Dis 39:824-827, 2002
20. Schon D, Mishler R: Salvage of occluded autologous arteriovenous fistulae. Am J Kidney Dis 36:804-810, 2000
21. Beathard GA , Settle SM, Shields MW: Salvage of the nonfunctioning arteriovenous fistula. Am J Kidney Dis 33:910-916, 1999
22. Beathard GA , Marston WA : Endovascular management of thrombosed dialysis access grafts. Am J Kidney Dis 32:172-175, 1998
23. Marston WA , Beathard GA : Surgical management of thrombosed dialysis access grafts. Am J Kidney Dis 32:168-171, 1998
24. Beathard GA , Welch BR, Maidment HJ: Mechanical thrombolysis for the treatment of thrombosed hemodialysis access grafts. Radiology 200:711-716, 1996
25. Beathard GA : Thrombolysis versus surgery for the treatment of thrombosed dialysis access grafts. J Am Soc Nephrol 6:1619-1624, 1995
26. Beathard GA : The treatment of vascular access graft dysfunction: a nephrologist's view and experience. Adv Ren Replace Ther 1:131-147, 1994
27. Beathard GA : Mechanical versus pharmacomechanical thrombolysis for the treatment of thrombosed dialysis access grafts. Kidney Int 45:1401-1406, 1994
28. Beathard GA : Gianturco self-expanding stent in the treatment of stenosis in dialysis access grafts. Kidney Int 43:872-877, 1993
29. Beathard GA : Percutaneous transvenous angioplasty in the treatment of vascular access stenosis. Kidney Int 42:1390-1397, 1992
30. Beathard GA : Percutaneous venous angioplasty in the treatment of stenotic lesions affecting dialysis fistulas. ASAIO Trans 37:M224-M225, 1991
31. Beathard GA : The use of the Gianturco intravascular stent in stenotic hemodialysis fistulas. ASAIO Trans 37:M234-M235, 1991