Polling Station

Poll 01/04/2019 – 30/04/2019

The AV access salvage procedure

Gender: Male

Age: 75 years old

Comorbidity: End-Stage Renal Disease, Diabetes, Arterial hypertension, Dyslipidemia, on hemodialysis in the last 5 years

Symptoms:  Acute occlusion of a surgically created left-sided brachial cephalic AV fistula

Question #1

Which is your primary treatment option?
  • Surgical
  • Endovascular
  • Hybrid
Question #2

Do you routinely perform phlebography/angiography after Shunt-/AV-fistula thrombectomy?
  • Yes
  • No
Question #3

Do you think that Intravascular Ultrasound might be a useful tool for AV Access salvage procedures?
  • Yes
  • No
Question #4

Which is your treatment of choice in case of cephalic arch stenosis?
  • Surgical
  • Plain angioplasty
  • DCB angioplasty
  • Bare-metal stent deployment
  • Stent-graft
  • Drug-eluting stent deployment
  • Vessel preparation and DCB angioplasty
Question #5

Which is your treatment of choice in case of central vein stenosis?
  • Surgical
  • Plain angioplasty
  • DCB angioplasty
  • Bare-metal stent deployment
  • Drug-eluting stent deployment
  • Stent-graft
  • Vessel preparation and DCB angioplasty
Question #6

Which is your treatment of choice in case of anastomosis stenosis?
  • Surgical
  • Plain angioplasty
  • DCB angioplasty
  • Bare-metal stent deployment
  • Drug-eluting stent deployment
  • Stent-graft
  • Vessel preparation and DCB angioplasty
Question #7

Do you prescribe statins to improve the patency rates of AV Access?
  • Yes
  • No