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The impact of location and patency of the arteriovenous fistula on quality of life of kidney transplant recipients.

Krzysztof LetachowiczKlaudia BardowskaTomasz KrólickiDorota KamińskaMirosław BanasikKarolina ZajdelOktawia MazanowskaKatarzyna MadziarskaDariusz JanczakMagdalena Krajewska
Published in: Renal failure (2021)
The influence of persistent PAVF in KTRs seems to be unfavorable, especially when coexisting with CAD or HF. Abbreviations: AVF arteriovenous fistula; BMI body mass index; CAD coronary artery disease; D-AVF distally-located arteriovenous fistula; EC exercise capacity; HD hemodialysis; HF heart failure; KTx kidney transplantation; KTR kidney transplant recipient; LVD-36 Left Ventricle Disfunction - 36; LVEF left ventricle ejection fraction; LVH left ventricle hypertrophy; NYHA New York Heart Association; P-AVF proximally located arteriovenous fistula; PD peritoneal dialysis; PRO patient-reported outcomes; QOL quality of life.
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