Comparison between the 0- and 30-s balloon dilation time in percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for restenosed arteriovenous fistula among hemodialysis patients: a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial (CARP study).
Tomoki SaikiKensuke SasakiShigehiro DoiAkira TakahashiYosuke OsakiNaoki IshiuchiYujiro MaeokaToru KawaiKoichiro KawaokaShunsuke TakahashiTakuo NagaiTaisuke IrifukuAyumu NakashimaTakao MasakiPublished in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2024)
The presenting data suggest that 30-s dilation potentially results in a better 3-month patency rate than 0-s dilation in HD patients with restenosis after PTA.