Clinical practice guidelines for vascular access.Vascular Access 2006 Work Group.Am J Kidney Dis2006; 48(Suppl 1): S176–247
2.
LevitR.D., CohenR.M., KwakA., TrerotolaS.O.. Asymptomatic central venous stenosis in hemodialysis patients.Radiology2006; 238: 1051–6.
3.
LumsdenA.B., MacDonaldM.J., KikeriD., CotsonisG.A., HarkerL.A., MartinL.G.. Prophylactic balloon angioplasty fails to prolong the patency of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene arteriovenous grafts: results of a prospective randomized study.J Vasc Surg1997; 26: 382–90.
4.
MoistL.M., ChurchillD.M., HouseA.A.Regular monitoring of access flow compared with monitoring of venous pressure fails to improve graft survival, JASN2003; 14: 2645–53.
5.
RamS.J., WorkJ., CalditoG.C., EasonJ.M., PervezA., PaulsonW.D.. A randomized controlled trial of blood flow and stenosis surveillance of hemodialysis grafts, Kidney Int2003; 64: 272–80.
6.
DemberL.M., HolmbergE.F., KaufmanJ.S.. Randomized controlled trial of prophylactic repair of hemodialysis arteriovenous graft stenosis.Kidney Int2004; 66: 390–8.
7.
TessitoreN., LipariG., PoliA.Can blood flow surveillance and pre-emptive repair of sub-clinical stenosis prolong the useful life of arteriovenous fistulae? A randomized controlled study.Nephrol Dial Transplant2004; 19: 2325–33.
