end-stage renal disease

Original Contribution

Forearm Versus Femoral Approach for Cardiac Catheterization in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

02/25/2018

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Efstathios Lazaris , MD;

Michalis Hamilos , MD, PhD;

Christos Maniotis , MD, PhD;

Michael J. Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

George S. Sfyroeras , MD, PhD;

Konstantinos Kintis , MD, PhD;

Panagiotis Tsiverdis , MD;

Giannis Giannikouris , MD;

Sotirios Patsilinakos , MD, PhD;

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a relative contraindication for forearm cardiac catheterization, yet this approach is used in everyday practice. We compared femoral and forearm approach for cardiac catheterization in ESRD patients.

End-stage renal disease (ESRD)...

02/25/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Right Heart Catheterization via Dialysis Arteriovenous Shunts in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

09/15/2016

Mu-Yang Hsieh , MD;

Tsung-Yan Chen , MD;

Lin Lin , MD;

Min-Tsun Liao , MD;

Ren-Huei Wang , RN;

Ruei-Cheng Kuo , RT;

Chao-Lun Lai , MD;

Chih-Cheng Wu , MD;

We evaluated the feasibility and safety of using dialysis AV shunts for access in right heart catheterization in 13 patients and found acceptable feasibility and patient tolerability. Further randomized studies are needed.

We evaluated the feasibility and...

09/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology