Researchers found one-fifth of surgeons diverged from recommended best practice guidelines by using an arteriovenous graft — rather than an AV fistula — for initial permanent ...

Patients with renal failure often receive an AV graft to facilitate dialysis. These grafts can fail over time, requiring an interventional radiologist to perform a maintenance procedure.

Learn what an AV fistula is, why you might need one before dialysis, how it's created, and what the risks are.

Of the 44 patients with grafts, 22 patients had an active fistula in the past or had a fistula attempted in the past before placement of an AV graft.

A heparin-coated endovascular prosthesis has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of stenosis or thrombotic occlusions at the venous anastomosis of synthetic ...

The new data are the first to show long-term improvements in AV graft function by anything other than balloon angioplasty, which he noted is a costly, invasive, painful procedure.

Compared to other races, African American patients are more likely to experience premature arteriovenous (AV) graft failure in the treatment of advanced kidney failure, according to a new study.