An AV fistula is used over other alternatives, such as catheters or artificial grafts, since it uses the patient's veins, lowering the risk of infection, clotting, and other complications.

THE occurrence of an acquired arteriovenous fistula complicated by both bacterial endocarditis and endarteritis is unusual. Although 20 cases of traumatic arteriovenous fistula with associated ...

Arteriovenous fistulas of the kidney are rare. They may be acquired, idiopathic or arise in congenital arteriovenous malformations. There are only few reports in the current literature describing ...

After this arteriovenous fistula, or AVF, develops and matures, that enlarged space becomes the lifeline for the hemodialysis patient. Yet up to 60 percent of AVFs fail to develop adequately, due to ...