| For old or young dialysis patients, AV fistulas remain pure gold (EurekAlert!) |
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( Society of Interventional Radiology ) A new study shows that for those individuals with chronic kidney disease, it doesn't matter if you're young or old: arteriovenous (AV) fistulas remain the gold standard for maintaining access to one's circulatory system to provide life-sustaining dialysis. Interventional radiologists found no difference between the two age groups when it comes to "patency" ... |