title: Balloon-assisted maturation (BAM) of the arteriovenous fistula: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
abstract: Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation failure is currently a huge clinical problem. One approach to enhance the AVF maturation rate is an aggressive sequence of balloon angioplasty procedures, often known as balloon-assisted maturation. The goal of the current paper is to explore the pros and cons of this procedure and to try and better identify its impact on AVF maturation.
authors.affiliation: Dialysis Vascular Access Research Group, Division of Nephrology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0585, USA. prabir.roychaudhury@uc.edu
authors.forename: Prabir
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roy-Chaudhury
authors.forename: Timmy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Woodle
authors.forename: Davinder
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wadehra
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Campos-Naciff
authors.forename: Rino
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munda
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*; D017211:Treatment Failure