Dialysis access

Original Contribution

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

09/15/2016

Mu-Yang Hsieh, MD¹; Tsung-Yan Chen, MD¹; Lin Lin, MD¹; Min-Tsun Liao, MD¹; Ren-Huei Wang, RN¹; Ruei-Cheng Kuo, RT¹; Chao-Lun Lai, MD^1,2,3,4,5; Chih-Cheng Wu, MD^1,3,4,6,7

Mu-Yang Hsieh, MD1; Tsung-Yan Chen, ...

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