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. 2023 Jan 1;18(1):8-10.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.13101122.

Pathophysiology of Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation and Nonmaturation

Gianmarco Sabiu  1   2 , Maurizio Gallieni  1   2   3
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Pathophysiology of Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation and Nonmaturation

Gianmarco Sabiu et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

M. Gallieni reports consultancy agreements with Vifor Pharma—advisory board for CKD-associated pruritus, BD—CEC committee for clinical studies in the vascular access devices area, and Sanofi Genzyme—Advisory Board, Fabry disease; honoraria as a speaker in meetings, from CME providers, at the national (Italian) and international level—sponsors of such meetings in the past 3 years have been: Amicus, Baxter, BD, Medtronic, Sanofi, and Vifor Pharma; serving as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Vascular Access (SAGE Publishing); and serving as a member of the Board of Directors for Project for People (Italian NGO: www.projectforpeople.org/). The remaining author has nothing to disclose.

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Figure 1
Pathophysiology of AVF (non)maturation. Inadequate AVF blood flow can be associated with problems of AVF inflow, anastomosis, and outflow, as well as systemic factors. AVF, arteriovenous fistula.
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