Dialysis Access Problems & Treatment
Catheters, fistulas and grafts, procedures, stenosis, clots, aneurysms, infection, swollen or numb hands, and more
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How Do Drug-Coated Balloons Improve Dialysis Access?
When blood vessels stay open, blood flows smoothly and the body stays healthy, with fewer clinical symptoms. . . Minimally invasive (uncoated) balloon angioplasty is currently the main treatment. A balloon is passed through a puncture…
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CO2 Angiography for Patients Allergic to Contrast Dye
Contrast agent (contrast medium) is a drug commonly used in angiography and balloon angioplasty (PTA: percutaneous transluminal angioplasty). It clearly shows the lesions where vessels are narrowed, so that balloon angioplasty or stent placement can then…
