Efficacy of Endovascular Treatment of Central Vein Stenosis to Improve Vascular Access Performance in Hemodialysis Patients

Abstract

Introduction - central venous stenosis is one of the main causes of late arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure. The endovascular techniques available for the treatment of central vein (CV) stenosis or obstruction (EVT) have been widely described in literature, however few studies have analyzed their efficacy in improving the AVF dialytic performance. Aim of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of EVT in preserving AVF and improving its performance.