Assisted maturation of native fistula in two patients with a continuous flow left ventricular assist device

Talia Sasson; Richard E Wing; Thomas H Foster; Randeep Kashyap; Devang Butani; David L Waldman

doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2014.01.013

Assisted maturation of native fistula in two patients with a continuous flow left ventricular assist device

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 May;25(5):781-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2014.01.013.

Authors

Talia Sasson¹, Richard E Wing², Thomas H Foster³, Randeep Kashyap⁴, Devang Butani³, David L Waldman³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642. Electronic address: talia_sasson@urmc.rochester.edu.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642.
³ Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642.

PMID: 24745906
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2014.01.013

Abstract

Patients who receive a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) are prone to develop end-stage renal disease. Primary arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation in these patients may be unsuccessful secondary to the nonpulsatile flow with an LVAD. Two patients with LVADs are described in whom assisted maturation aided long-term AVF patency.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / methods*
Heart Failure / complications*
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / diagnostic imaging
Kidney Failure, Chronic / etiology*
Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography
Treatment Outcome