A Reverse Approach to Vessel Surgery May Boost Clinical Outcomes in Dialysis (1 of 4) (IMAGE)

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A Reverse Approach to Vessel Surgery May Boost Clinical Outcomes in Dialysis (1 of 4)

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An illustration comparing the traditional approach to creating an arteriovenous fistulae in the arm to the scientists' RADAR method. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Aug. 26, 2020, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by H. Bai at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT and colleagues was titled, "Artery to vein configuration of arteriovenous fistula improves hemodynamics to increase maturation and patency."

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H. Bai <i>et al., Science Translational Medicine</i> (2020)

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