doppler ultrasound

Case Report

A Very High-flow Arteriovenous Fistula With Added Bleeding Risk: One Solution for Two Problems

09/15/2020

Rui Abreu, MD¹; Joaquin Vallespin, MD²; José Ibeas, MD³

¹Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal; ²Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital Parc Taulí Sabadell, Hospital Universitario, Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; ³Nephrology Department, Hospital Parc Taulí Sabadell, Hospital Universitario, Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain

Rui Abreu, MD1; Joaquin Vallespin, MD...

Native arteriovenous fistula is considered the gold standard of vascular access for hemodialysis due to higher patency rates and fewer complications.

Native arteriovenous fistula is...

09/15/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Comparison of Doppler Ultrasound, Photoplethysmographic, and Pulse-Oximetric Calculated Pressure Indices to Detect Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease

08/11/2009

Usman Jaffer, MD

Doppler ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI) is considered the non-invasive screening test of choice to detect peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Photoplethysmography (PPG) and pulse oximetry (PO) are also suitable alternatives; however,...

Doppler ankle-brachial pressure...

08/11/2009

Vascular Disease Management