But it is a procedure beset by problems. An arteriovenous fistula must first "mature," a process in which the newly established connection between an artery and a vein becomes large enough to support ...

Owing to the overall poor medical health of patients with end-stage renal disease, we have sought alternatives to the use of general anesthesia for access procedures. Furthermore, since local ...

Artificial intelligence has been trained to use aerospace simulation software to design a device that may ultimately improve dialysis for patients. The team from Imperial College London and their ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared two minimally invasive, catheter-based devices to create arteriovenous (AV) fistulas percutaneously in patients with chronic kidney disease who ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alucent Biomedical Inc., a company dedicated to developing and commercializing its breakthrough AlucentNVS technology for the treatment of vascular disease, announced ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from Canada found placement of an arteriovenous fistula slowed decline in kidney function for ...

The Arteriovenous Fistula Eligibility system, courtesy of Flow Forward. Med-tech startup Flow Forward LLC said it has raised a total of $7 million in its series A round. The news comes around the same ...

This protocol describes the different steps to establish a murine model of restenosis after angioplasty of a stenotic arteriovenous fistula (AVF), including a detailed description of the partial ...

HUNDREDS of patients living with chronic kidney disease across southern Jamaica have gained improved access to haemodialysis ...

Hundreds of patients living with chronic kidney disease across southern Jamaica gained improved access to haemodialysis ...