Early Predictors of Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation: Preoperative Arterial Diameter Alone Is Not Enough

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¹ Department of Vascular Accesses for Hemodialysis, Nephrocare Italy, Naples, Italy.
² Division of Nephrology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Public Health, Vascular Surgery Unit, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Department of Public Health, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy antonio.pisani13@gmail.com.

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Pasquale Zamboli et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;31(9):2226-2228.

doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020060808. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

¹ Department of Vascular Accesses for Hemodialysis, Nephrocare Italy, Naples, Italy.
² Division of Nephrology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Public Health, Vascular Surgery Unit, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Department of Public Health, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy antonio.pisani13@gmail.com.

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Keywords: arteriovenous fistulas; hemodialysis; ultrasound vascular mapping.

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Farrington C, Allon M. Farrington C, et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Sep;31(9):2228-2229. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020060854. Epub 2020 Jul 6. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020. PMID: 32639939 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Early Predictors of Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation: A Novel Perspective on an Enduring Problem.
Farrington CA, Robbin ML, Lee T, Barker-Finkel J, Allon M. Farrington CA, et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Jul;31(7):1617-1627. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019080848. Epub 2020 May 18. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020. PMID: 32424000 Free PMC article.

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