The implementation of patient-centered care requires an individualized approach to
hemodialysis vascular access, on the basis of each patient's unique balance of risks and …

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

Worldwide, hemodialysis remains the prevalent dialysis modality for more than 2 million
patients who require well-functioning vascular access for this procedure. Creation of an …

In patients receiving hemodialysis, the provision of safe and effective vascular access using
an arteriovenous fistula or graft is regarded as a critical priority by patients and health …

Physical therapy (physiotherapy), a complementary and alternative medicine therapy, has
been widely applied in diagnosing and treating various diseases and defects. Increasing …

Objective—Defects in angiogenesis/vasculogenesis or vessel repair are major
complications of coronary artery disease (CAD). Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play a …

Vascular access dysfunction is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis
patients. The most common cause of vascular access dysfunction is venous stenosis from …

Background End‐stage renal disease (ESRD) patients often require either the formation of
an arteriovenous (AV) fistula or an AV interposition prosthetic shunt for haemodialysis …

We have reviewed the development and current status of therapies based on exposure to
non-ionizing radiation (with a photon energy less than 10 eV) aimed at suppressing the …

Background Current risk assessment models (RAMs) for prediction of venous
thromboembolism (VTE) risk in the outpatient cancer population have shown poor predictive …