Blood Vessel Replacement: 50 years of Development and Tissue Engineering Paradigms in
Vascular Surgery Page 1 PHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH • ISSN 0862-8408(print) • ISSN …

Recent developments in the field of tissue engineering have re-invigorated the quest for
more suitable biomaterials that are applicable to novel cardiovascular devices, including …

Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for hemodialysis vascular access since …

CHF Congestive heart failure CKD Chronic kidney disease CO Cardiac output CO2 Carbon
dioxide CPR Cardiopulmonary recirculation CTA Computed tomography angiography CVD …

2011 update Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Guidelines of Vascular Access
Construction and Repair for Chronic Hemodialysis 2011 update Japanese Society for Dialysis …

The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) was first described and used as a reliable form of
hemodialysis (HD) vascular access (VA) by Brescia et al.(1) in 1966. Improvements in …

This review details the use of polymeric biomaterials used in implantable cardiovascular
devices. Specifically, the role of the polymer in two major types of device, the vascular graft …

This study addresses endothelial cell adhesion and spreading on a family of artificial
extracellular matrix (aECM) proteins designed for application in small-diameter vascular …

This review article describes the current state of affairs concerning in vivo, in vitro and in
numero studies on the hemodynamics in vascular access for hemodialysis. The use and …

Background. Optimal waiting time before first use of vascular access is not known. Methods.
Two practices—first cannulation time for fistulae and grafts, and blood flow rate—were …