Effects of Arteriovenous Fistula on Blood Pressure in Patients With End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Systematic Meta‐Analysis

Background Central arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation is under investigation for treatment of severe hypertension. We evaluated the effects of AVF for initiation of hemodialysis on systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial blood pressure in patients with end‐stage renal disease. Methods and Results D...

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Main Authors: Sean S. Scholz, Davor Vukadinović, Lucas Lauder, Sebastian Ewen, Christian Ukena, Raymond R. Townsend, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Michael Böhm, Felix Mahfoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011183