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Authors
Dember Laura M., Imrey Peter B., Beck Gerald J., Cheung Alfred K., Himmelfarb Jonathan, Huber Thomas S., Kusek John W., Roy-Chaudhury Prabir, Vazquez Miguel A., Alpers Charles E., Robbin Michelle L., Vita Joseph A., Greene Tom, Gassman Jennifer J., Feldman Harold I.
Studies
Abstract
A large proportion of newly created arteriovenous fistulas cannot be used for dialysis because they fail to mature adequately to support the hemodialysis blood circuit. The Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation (HFM) Study was designed to elucidate clinical and biological factors associated with fistula maturation outcomes.