Cardiac implications of upper-arm arteriovenous fistulas: A case series.
Aidan A PucchioChristopher McIntyreCharmaine E LokLouise MoistPublished in: The journal of vascular access (2022)
All patients included in this prospective case series had increases in left ventricular mass, with variability in the effects on the ejection fraction and left atrial volume. As left ventricular mass is an independent predictor of morbidity and mortality, further research to determine appropriate vascular access management in both end-stage kidney disease and kidney transplant populations is warranted.
Keyphrases
- ejection fraction
- left ventricular
- aortic stenosis
- left atrial
- mitral valve
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- acute myocardial infarction
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- catheter ablation
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patient reported outcomes