A Review of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Hemodialysis Fistula

The number of patients in dialysis increases every year. In this review, we will evaluate the role of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) according to patency of arteriovenous fistula and grafts. The main indication of PΤΑ is stenosis > 50% or obstruction of the vascular lumen of an arter...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Bountouris, Georgia Kritikou, Nikolaos Degermetzoglou, Konstantinos Ioannis Avgerinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1420136