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- Title
The role of hyperparathyroidism, erythropoietin therapy, and CMV infection in the failure of arteriovenous fistula in hemodialysis.
- Authors
Grandaliano, Giuseppe; Teutonico, Annalisa; Allegretti, Arcangelo; Losappio, Riccardo; Mancini, Andrea; Gesualdo, Loreto; Schena, Francesco Paolo; Pertosa, Giovanni
- Abstract
Vascular access failure is the main cause of morbidity in hemodialysis. Venous stenosis and subsequent thrombosis, as the result of intimal hyperplasia, is the major cause of vascular access failure. Intimal hyperplasia of the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) closely resembles the main histopathologic feature of atherosclerosis. In addition to the classic atherogenic risk factors, recently, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and parathyroid hormone (PTH) have been suggested as a potential cause of vascular disease.
- Publication
Kidney international, 2003, Vol 64, Issue 2, p715
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00120.x