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Stent outperforms angioplasty for maintaining dialysis access
April 26th, 2005
A large, multicenter trial of 190 patients shows a new nonsurgical interventional radiology technique can benefit the more than 287,000 kidney failure patients undergoing dialysis in the United States each year. Research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 30th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans shows that a stent graft keeps dialysis access open for at least 6 months longer than balloon angioplasty, allowing dialysis patients to continue life-preserving treatment without undergoing more invasive procedures. "Interventional radiologists are constantly working to keep access to the circulatory system open to ensure patients...
Source: Cardiovascular Business Week (2005-04-26)
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