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Editorial
. 2022 Feb 24;3(2):201-203.
doi: 10.34067/KID.0008012021.

Vascular Suitability for an Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula: Getting Beyond the Velvet Rope

Haimanot Wasse  1
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Editorial

Vascular Suitability for an Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula: Getting Beyond the Velvet Rope

Haimanot Wasse. Kidney360. .
No abstract available

Keywords: AVF; ESKD; ESRD; arteriovenous fistula; dialysis; dialysis access; endoAVF; percutaneous fistula.

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Conflict of interest statement

H. Wasse reports consultancy agreements with Avenu Medical, Diaxamed, and Medtronic; honoraria from Avenu Medical; and is Past-President of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology.

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