Publication Name	World Journal of Nephrology
Manuscript ID	12652
Country	United States

Received	2014-07-19 09:50
Peer-Review Started	2014-07-19 16:21
To Make the First Decision	2014-08-14 14:21
Return for Revision	2014-08-16 12:00
Revised	2014-08-26 07:32
Second Decision	2014-11-12 13:55
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-11-19 11:13
Articles in Press	2014-11-19 11:13
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-01-27 18:40
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Category	Engineering, Biomedical
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Combined functional and anatomical diagnostic endpoints for assessing arteriovenous fistula dysfunction
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ehsan Rajabi-Jaghargh and Rupak K Banerjee
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Rupak K Banerjee, PE, PhD, Mechanical Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 593 Rhodes Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0072, United States. rupak.banerjee@uc.edu
Key Words	Arteriovenous fistula; Dysfunctional arte­riovenous fistulas; Stenosis; Surveillance; Flow rate; Pressure
Core Tip	Current surveillance strategies are based on either flow (Qa) or pressure (VAPR) measurements. The Qa has only shown to be a good predictor of inflow stenosis in arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs). The VAPR was primarily developed to detect outflow stenosis in arteriovenous grafts and has shown to be a poor predictor of stenosis in AVFs. These limitations have been associated with the fact that both pressure and flow change in the presence of a stenosis and thus, hemodynamic diagnostic endpoints that employ only one of these parameters are inherently prone to inaccuracies. Thus, diagnostic endpoints that can combine both effects of pressure and flow can provide better assessment of stenosis severity in AVFs.
Publish Date	2015-02-07 09:38
Citation	Rajabi-Jaghargh E, Banerjee RK. Combined functional and anatomical diagnostic endpoints for assessing arteriovenous fistula dysfunction. World J Nephrol 2015; 4(1): 6-18
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6124/full/v4/i1/6.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v4.i1.6

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